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Friday, 14 August 2009 00:52
Amador Water Agency OK's UMRWA Dues, Wants to Cut Executive Hours
Sutter Creek – The Amador Water Agency board of directors on Thursday voted to reduce the hours and pay of an executive officer of its regional water board membership, and also sought to split the membership dues with Amador County. The board at its last meeting voted to not pay the membership fees of the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority, and asked Chairman Terence Moore to ask the Amador County Board of Supervisors to pay the entire $36,250 from the Amador Water Development Fund. Moore said he addressed supervisors. He said: “I made a brilliant presentation and was turned down flat.” They rejected the full amount, with staff unsure of the amount of funds in the Water Development Fund, and unsure about the fund’s ability to make loans. Moore said supervisors also questions the 1/3rd split between Amador and Calaveras county entities and the East Bay Municipal Utility District, saying East Bay MUD takes “the lion’s share of the water,” and should pay its share accordingly. Supervisors also questioned the funding of an outreach program by UMRWA, and thought it paid too much to its executive officer. They were also concerned that the executive officer, Rob Alcott, lived out of town. Supervisors authorized staff and Chief Administrative Officer Terry Daly to meet at the committee level and discuss an agreement. Moore said the committee reached consensus on removing $3,000 from the outreach spending at UMRWA to $15,000. They also agreed to remove the authority’s stewardship of PG&E land, in effect reducing the executive officer’s hours from 446 to 366. On top of that they agreed to a 10 percent cut of the executive’s remaining hours, with a cost savings for Amador entities’ share in UMRWA of $3,500, to make Amador’s share $32,750. The committee then agreed to split that cost between AWA and Amador County. AWA General Manager Jim Abercrombie said it would be consistent with supervisors’ comments. The AWA board voted to approve paying half of that, or $16,375, contingent on supervisors’ approval. Abercrombie said they could use part of $30,000 budgeted for grant applications to pay the membership. The vote also approved the Moke River Authority’s 2010 work plan, which included an Amador and Calaveras county “leak detection and repair program.” Alcott, who attended the meeting, said: “This is your JPA, I’m a hired hand.” Alcott said they would have to discuss what a 36-hour reduction in his work would mean to UMRWA. The reduction in hours would have to be approved by all 9 members of the JPA. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009 00:29
Facing Setbacks, EBMUD Explores 2040 Water Plan Options
Jackson – East Bay Mud has delayed a decision on its highly contentious 2040 water plan in part due to strong objections from Amador and Calaveras County residents. The EBMUD Board scheduled another workshop for Tuesday at 10 am in Oakland to discuss the plan. Local objectors to the plan were expected to turn out in force at this morning’s meeting. The majority of local protest is centered on a proposed plan to expand the Pardee Reservoir and flood portions of the Mokelumne River in order to provide more water to customers in the East Bay. A number of local groups and government entities have publicly objected to the plan, citing potential damage to the river’s ecosystem, the destruction of historic sites and irreversible damage to a river considered important to Native Americans. Katherine Evatt of the Foothill Conservancy has said there is “also a concerted effort the last 10 or 15 years to develop the whitewater resources” of the Mokelumne River for the rafting industry. A resolution by the City of Sutter Creek “urges the Utility District to adopt higher conservation levels in its 2040 Water Management Plan instead of expanding Pardee Reservoir and destroying the Middle Bar reach of the Mokelumne River.” Two public workshops were held earlier this year in Amador County and Calaveras County. To comment on the proposed plan, contact EBMUD Board President Doug Linney at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Friday, 24 July 2009 01:57
Amador Water Agency
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Monday, 20 July 2009 00:24
Sutter Creek Planning
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009 00:31
Amador Water Agency Discusses Recycled Water Program
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 00:20
Joint Water Committee
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 00:31
Amador Water Agency
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Friday, 26 June 2009 00:43
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Thursday, 18 June 2009 17:00
Amador Water Agency
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 00:32
Board Of Supervisors
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