Amador County – The Amador Water Agency on Thursday will discuss requesting input in the planning process for the Amador County General Plan Update, including a possible suggestion or recommendation on a Water Element. AWA General Manager Jim Abercrombie said in the joint water committee meeting Monday that the board might feel the need for a separate element or a sub-element in the County General Plan. Supervisor Chairman Ted Novelli said supervisors have talked about it and a consensus agrees that “rather than a separate element, like Calaveras County has, ours would probably be a sub-element, and part of some other element.” AWA Chairman Terence Moore said he and Vice President Bill Condrashoff agreed that they would look at Calaveras County’s Water Element in its General Plan, and if its good, they would take it to their board, and then maybe take it on to the Amador General Plan update panel. Amador City farmer Susan Bragstad asked why the county needed 20,000 acre-feet more water. Abercrombie said it was bases on data gleaned from planning departments at the county and at each city based on estimates for pending and future development projects. Condrashoff said you “don’t do a general plan and say, ‘this is what we will have next year.’” He asked that if it happens in 10 years, would it be quick, and a 50-year growth to need 20,000 acre-feet of water, “would it be more reasonable?” He said he did not know and other members of the committee “may know better.” Abercrombie said no one added up the pending and proposed Equivalent Dwelling Units of all county development, but he asked if “doubling is what the county wants” for its population. The AWA board will also get a verbal report of federal stimulus grant applications, and talk about participation in the Amador Regional Sanitation Authority “Regional General Plan Growth build out.” The board will also discuss the Recycle Wastewater Master Plan and the Integrated Regional Conjunctive Use Project. The board meets at 9 a.m. today. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 23 April 2009 00:19
Amador Water Agency
Amador County – The Amador Water Agency on Thursday will discuss requesting input in the planning process for the Amador County General Plan Update, including a possible suggestion or recommendation on a Water Element. AWA General Manager Jim Abercrombie said in the joint water committee meeting Monday that the board might feel the need for a separate element or a sub-element in the County General Plan. Supervisor Chairman Ted Novelli said supervisors have talked about it and a consensus agrees that “rather than a separate element, like Calaveras County has, ours would probably be a sub-element, and part of some other element.” AWA Chairman Terence Moore said he and Vice President Bill Condrashoff agreed that they would look at Calaveras County’s Water Element in its General Plan, and if its good, they would take it to their board, and then maybe take it on to the Amador General Plan update panel. Amador City farmer Susan Bragstad asked why the county needed 20,000 acre-feet more water. Abercrombie said it was bases on data gleaned from planning departments at the county and at each city based on estimates for pending and future development projects. Condrashoff said you “don’t do a general plan and say, ‘this is what we will have next year.’” He asked that if it happens in 10 years, would it be quick, and a 50-year growth to need 20,000 acre-feet of water, “would it be more reasonable?” He said he did not know and other members of the committee “may know better.” Abercrombie said no one added up the pending and proposed Equivalent Dwelling Units of all county development, but he asked if “doubling is what the county wants” for its population. The AWA board will also get a verbal report of federal stimulus grant applications, and talk about participation in the Amador Regional Sanitation Authority “Regional General Plan Growth build out.” The board will also discuss the Recycle Wastewater Master Plan and the Integrated Regional Conjunctive Use Project. The board meets at 9 a.m. today. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
