Amador County – The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors on Thursday morning will consider a staff report asking that it send letters to various regional entities to hold comments on a potential Pardee Lake expansion, pending results of more studies. General Manager Jim Abercrombie will ask the AWA board to consider sending letters to the East Bay Municipal Utilities District board and also Jackson City Council explaining AWA’s position on the proposals that are part of East Bay MUD’s “2040” water management plan. Abercrombie will submit for approval draft letters to the 2 groups, with copies of the letter to Jackson to also be sent to mayors of Ione, Plymouth, Sutter Creek and Amador City; and Amador County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ted Novelli. The letter to Jackson would answer a letter from Jackson City Council asking AWA to “urge East Bay MUD to adopt higher conservation levels in its 2040 Water Supply Management Plan instead of expanding Pardee Reservoir.” Abercrombie in a staff memo to the AWA board said he expects East Bay MUD to do appropriate environmental work, and he also urged the AWA board to send a letter to East Bay MUD encouraging that they answer all comments from a meeting AWA hosted last week on the 2040 plan. Abercrombie also would urge future meetings on the plan be held in Amador and also Calaveras and Alpine counties. In the memo, Abercrombie notes that the AWA is “responsible to provide water supply to the land use agencies like the city of Jackson.” He said the agency drafted a “comprehensive water demand projection,” which forecasts the need for 20,000 feet more of additional water supply to meet Amador County needs, based on projected growth. In the memos and in the draft letters, Abercrombie noted that the AWA was the lead agency the last few years in developing the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, which lists potential future projects that include expansion of dams at Bear River Reservoir and Pardee Lake. Both would be used to increase surface water for Amador’s water supply, while reducing rain runoff and adding to surface water, which San Joaquin County could inject into its aquifer for storage. Abercrombie noted that partners in the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, included Calaveras County Water District, the cities of Jackson and Ione, and the Amador County Board of Supervisors. He said all members approved the IRWMP agreement, which included the Pardee and Bear River lake expansions. AWA meets 9 a.m. Thursday to consider the item and other matters on its regular agenda. 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 on Thursday morning will consider a staff report asking that it send letters to various regional entities to hold comments on a potential Pardee Lake expansion, pending results of more studies. General Manager Jim Abercrombie will ask the AWA board to consider sending letters to the East Bay Municipal Utilities District board and also Jackson City Council explaining AWA’s position on the proposals that are part of East Bay MUD’s “2040” water management plan. Abercrombie will submit for approval draft letters to the 2 groups, with copies of the letter to Jackson to also be sent to mayors of Ione, Plymouth, Sutter Creek and Amador City; and Amador County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ted Novelli. The letter to Jackson would answer a letter from Jackson City Council asking AWA to “urge East Bay MUD to adopt higher conservation levels in its 2040 Water Supply Management Plan instead of expanding Pardee Reservoir.” Abercrombie in a staff memo to the AWA board said he expects East Bay MUD to do appropriate environmental work, and he also urged the AWA board to send a letter to East Bay MUD encouraging that they answer all comments from a meeting AWA hosted last week on the 2040 plan. Abercrombie also would urge future meetings on the plan be held in Amador and also Calaveras and Alpine counties. In the memo, Abercrombie notes that the AWA is “responsible to provide water supply to the land use agencies like the city of Jackson.” He said the agency drafted a “comprehensive water demand projection,” which forecasts the need for 20,000 feet more of additional water supply to meet Amador County needs, based on projected growth. In the memos and in the draft letters, Abercrombie noted that the AWA was the lead agency the last few years in developing the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, which lists potential future projects that include expansion of dams at Bear River Reservoir and Pardee Lake. Both would be used to increase surface water for Amador’s water supply, while reducing rain runoff and adding to surface water, which San Joaquin County could inject into its aquifer for storage. Abercrombie noted that partners in the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, included Calaveras County Water District, the cities of Jackson and Ione, and the Amador County Board of Supervisors. He said all members approved the IRWMP agreement, which included the Pardee and Bear River lake expansions. AWA meets 9 a.m. Thursday to consider the item and other matters on its regular agenda. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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