(San Andreas, CA) February 7th, 2015 – As the winter winds make our bodies shiver, it’s nice to wrap our cold hands around a steaming bowl of hot soup. You can pop the top off of a commercial can of soup and amuse yourself trying to pronounce all of the ingredients. Or you can pop the lid off of a jar of home canned soup, confident that you don’t need internet access to understand what…
(Sutter Creek) The Amador Water Agency is moving quickly to construct a major water conservation project – a raw water pipeline – paid for by the California Dept. of Water Resources to the tune of $5,126,560.00. The Small Diameter Raw Water Pipeline Project will replace 18 miles of the open, unlined Amador Canal from New York Ranch Reservoir to Lake Tabeaud with a 6- to l2-inch diameter pipeline, reducing water loss, improving water supply…
Friends of the River and Foothill Conservancy today announced their opposition to Assembly Bill 142 (Bigelow, R-O’Neals), which calls for yet another taxpayer-funded study before the Mokelumne River could be protected with state Wild and Scenic River designation. AB 142 would thwart state protection of the river if wild and scenic designation might possibly result in any negative impact on undefined future local water supply or complications due to climate change. “The Mokelumne has…
Minutes from Meeting – January 12, 2015 Our meeting was called to order by Chair Sherry Curtis at 6:03 p.m. Chair Curtis talked about some important issues with deadlines for public comment. Amador County is finalizing their EIR (Environmental Impact Report) for the draft General Plan update,which is currently in draft form, and public comments must be received by the end of January. Chair Curtis asked all attendees to introduce themselves with name and where…
ACART is Amador County’s Animal Response Team During the Sand Fire, ACART established and operated a shelter for evacuated animals. It was there we realized there is not always someone to help if a human injury occurs. ACART would like to thank Coyote Creek Training for conducting classes, testing and getting the ACART team certified for CPR, AED, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens. A Thank You also goes out to the American Legion Ambulance…
