Amador County – The Plymouth City Council last week heard that water was flowing Thursday down the Arroyo Ditch, and the company wants to get together and negotiate a contract. The Shenandoah Water Company has spent $60,000 dollars over the last month to clear the Arroyo Ditch of debris and get water flowing, and City Manager Dixon Flynn said he wants to organize a closed session meeting of the city council to discuss negotiations on operation of the ditch. Mayor Jon Colburn said last Thursday that he had met earlier that day with Shenandoah Water Company representatives, who want to negotiate a contract. Colburn said he “recommended to them that they go ahead and negotiate with city staff.” He said he did not want it to appear that he was negotiating with the company, due to problems that occurred in negotiations on water contracting in the past with the Amador Water Agency. Flynn said: “That is what we want to talk about in closed session.” Councilwoman Pat Fordyce said she wants a city council member to be in on the discussions with Shenandoah Water Company. Colburn said the city may get an assist in the drying times from the AWA, who has offered the use of Segment 6, from Drytown to Plymouth, in the Plymouth Water Pipeline. They made the offer because one well in Plymouth has gone dry. Colburn and Vice Mayor Greg Baldwin spoke with Hunt Well Drilling Company about doing an “air test” on the well last Friday, but after that, AWA notified the city that it could activate Segment 6 in case of an emergency. Colburn said the city had two wells operating, Well “A” and the Hawksview Well. He said the “big scare is, if something happens to Well “A,” be could be in trouble.” Flynn said “the AWA has agreed to tap us into their line at Drytown, plus we have water in the (Arroyo) Ditch today, which allows the fairgrounds to tap into the ditch for irrigation.” He said that also eases up the demand on the flow in the city water system. The council adjourned without setting a date for the closed session discussion on the Arroyo Ditch. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 18 May 2009 01:00
Plymouth City Council
Amador County – The Plymouth City Council last week heard that water was flowing Thursday down the Arroyo Ditch, and the company wants to get together and negotiate a contract. The Shenandoah Water Company has spent $60,000 dollars over the last month to clear the Arroyo Ditch of debris and get water flowing, and City Manager Dixon Flynn said he wants to organize a closed session meeting of the city council to discuss negotiations on operation of the ditch. Mayor Jon Colburn said last Thursday that he had met earlier that day with Shenandoah Water Company representatives, who want to negotiate a contract. Colburn said he “recommended to them that they go ahead and negotiate with city staff.” He said he did not want it to appear that he was negotiating with the company, due to problems that occurred in negotiations on water contracting in the past with the Amador Water Agency. Flynn said: “That is what we want to talk about in closed session.” Councilwoman Pat Fordyce said she wants a city council member to be in on the discussions with Shenandoah Water Company. Colburn said the city may get an assist in the drying times from the AWA, who has offered the use of Segment 6, from Drytown to Plymouth, in the Plymouth Water Pipeline. They made the offer because one well in Plymouth has gone dry. Colburn and Vice Mayor Greg Baldwin spoke with Hunt Well Drilling Company about doing an “air test” on the well last Friday, but after that, AWA notified the city that it could activate Segment 6 in case of an emergency. Colburn said the city had two wells operating, Well “A” and the Hawksview Well. He said the “big scare is, if something happens to Well “A,” be could be in trouble.” Flynn said “the AWA has agreed to tap us into their line at Drytown, plus we have water in the (Arroyo) Ditch today, which allows the fairgrounds to tap into the ditch for irrigation.” He said that also eases up the demand on the flow in the city water system. The council adjourned without setting a date for the closed session discussion on the Arroyo Ditch. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
