Amador County – The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors holds a special meeting Wednesday morning at the agency office on Ridge Road, with a Water Rights Workshop as the headline item, and three topics of litigation to be discussed in closed session. Cris Thompson, executive clerk of the AWA board, announced the special meeting last Friday. Board President Terence Moore, District 4, has referred to the Water Rights Workshop in past meetings, urging the four new board members to attend as he said it would bring a better understanding to many upcoming issues. AWA Attorney Steve Kronick will host the workshop, and give an “update on the history of the Amador Water Agency's water rights for the Amador Water System and the Central Amador Water Project system. The special meeting of the AWA board includes 3 items to be discussed in closed session. One includes a conference with agency Attorney Kronick on pending litigation regarding Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s “Application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a Pumped Storage Project. The board will also confer with Kronick on pending litigation regarding the AWA’s Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority Water Right Applications before the State Water Resources Control Board. A third closed-session item regards potential initiation of litigation for 1 case. The meeting is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at the AWA office, 12800 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek. Story by Jim Reece