Amador Water Agency Board Member John Swift attended the Ione City Council meeting Tuesday and told of water pressure problems despite having the AWA’s new water tank on-line. Speaking in the public comment period, Swift and Chris McKeage of the AWA staff told the council that engineers had expected a higher water pressure but affected areas were still being found. McKeage said Ione residents who are having pressure issues should call the AWA to report the problems. McKeage said the Oak Ridge area, for example had a historical water pressure of 45 to 50 pounds per square inch. But after initiating the new water tank, they had a 35 to 45 pounds per square inch of pressure. Councilman Jerry Sherman of Oak Ridge said he was trying to get his shower to run and one of his sprinkler heads wouldn’t come up. McKeage said the AWA was still “zeroing in on the problems” and was charting the rise and fall of pressure, with some water pressure varying with elevation changes. Dominic Atlan, who lives in that area but about 150 feet lower, on Quail Court, said he was talking for at least a dozen people in his area who could not be at the meeting Tuesday but were suffering with pressure losses. That included toilets that were barely filling, though he said his showers did work. Councilman Jim Ulm asked if there was any pressure affected at Castle Oaks Golf Course, where Atlan is the course PGA professional. Atlan said he hadn’t noticed any affect there. Jack Brotherton, an Ione resident, said he thought the citizens should get the water pressure that they are paying for. McKeage said a pump might help with the pressure differences, which also can be affected by the size of plumbing at houses.