The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors met last Thursday morning to discuss a proposed agreement with PBS&J, an Environmental Consultant group. The proposed agreement between the two agencies is to conduct an environmental review for the Gravity Supply Line and the water right impacts associated with the Central Amador Water Project, or CAWP, Water Right Application. A question repeated throughout the course of project development is why the AWA isn’t upgrading the current CAWP area, but instead creating a new alignment to get to the same system. According to Jim Abercrombie, the CAWP service area was developed and was created with the intention to supplement surrounding districts after a drought in the 1970’s, and it was never intended as a permanent long term fix. “With present value it’s cheaper to go with a new alignment,” said Abercrombie. The Board voted to direct Jim Abercrombie, General Manager, to execute the agreement between the AWA and PBS&J with total payment not to exceed 171,095 dollars.