Amador County – The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors last week took department reports on various topics, including water storage at Mace Meadow Golf Course, USDA reimbursements in Plymouth and stalls to wastewater hookups in the Camanche area. Engineering Manager Gene Mancebo reported a high-cost solution to water storage issues at the Mace Meadow Golf Course, where expansion of its storage pond could cost $700,000 to $800,000. Mancebo said that storage capacity was needed in winter months for the excess water from backwash flow at the Buckhorn Water Treatment Plant. He said the Agency was looking for grants to fund expansion as the cost would be a big hit to ratepayers. He said another option would be to seek permits for discharging. Finance Director Mike Lee said the Plymouth Pipeline Project financing was closed through the federal government department that would send the $3.5 Million in paperwork to be processed. The results will reimburse the AWA and the city of Plymouth for costs already spent on the water project, Lee said, “Then the agency is handling the project from here on out.” Plymouth City Manager Dixon Flynn said last week that Plymouth expects a check by the end of February. Lee said the AWA receives about $230,000 annually in property tax reimbursements, which were taken away by the state a couple of years ago. The property taxes return and a substituting surcharge to AWA customers “goes away in March.” Lee warned that with the state economy as it is, the “property tax issue might be something that goes back on the table.” Mancebo said the AWA has been getting calls about wastewater service in the Camanche system, where the Regional Water Quality Control Board last year authorized about 20 new water service hookups annually after Well Number 14 went on-line. Mancebo said Camanche Unit 6 has water available but there are no sewer hook-ups available. In Sutter Creek, AWA tested fire flow water pressures and found a flow of about 1,200 gallons a minute in the Nickerson & Main Streets area. They also expected that adding a 6-inch water line to the Badger Street area could boost flow from 200 gallons a minute to around 1,000 gallons a minute. In Ione, a Preston-area pump station will have 53 feet of pipeline impacted by CALTRANS road widening. Mancebo said the “unbudgeted” impact will affect the pipeline, currently under sidewalks and within the CALTRANS right-of-ways. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). -
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Amador County – The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors last week took department reports on various topics, including water storage at Mace Meadow Golf Course, USDA reimbursements in Plymouth and stalls to wastewater hookups in the Camanche area. Engineering Manager Gene Mancebo reported a high-cost solution to water storage issues at the Mace Meadow Golf Course, where expansion of its storage pond could cost $700,000 to $800,000. Mancebo said that storage capacity was needed in winter months for the excess water from backwash flow at the Buckhorn Water Treatment Plant. He said the Agency was looking for grants to fund expansion as the cost would be a big hit to ratepayers. He said another option would be to seek permits for discharging. Finance Director Mike Lee said the Plymouth Pipeline Project financing was closed through the federal government department that would send the $3.5 Million in paperwork to be processed. The results will reimburse the AWA and the city of Plymouth for costs already spent on the water project, Lee said, “Then the agency is handling the project from here on out.” Plymouth City Manager Dixon Flynn said last week that Plymouth expects a check by the end of February. Lee said the AWA receives about $230,000 annually in property tax reimbursements, which were taken away by the state a couple of years ago. The property taxes return and a substituting surcharge to AWA customers “goes away in March.” Lee warned that with the state economy as it is, the “property tax issue might be something that goes back on the table.” Mancebo said the AWA has been getting calls about wastewater service in the Camanche system, where the Regional Water Quality Control Board last year authorized about 20 new water service hookups annually after Well Number 14 went on-line. Mancebo said Camanche Unit 6 has water available but there are no sewer hook-ups available. In Sutter Creek, AWA tested fire flow water pressures and found a flow of about 1,200 gallons a minute in the Nickerson & Main Streets area. They also expected that adding a 6-inch water line to the Badger Street area could boost flow from 200 gallons a minute to around 1,000 gallons a minute. In Ione, a Preston-area pump station will have 53 feet of pipeline impacted by CALTRANS road widening. Mancebo said the “unbudgeted” impact will affect the pipeline, currently under sidewalks and within the CALTRANS right-of-ways. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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