June 27, 2011
At the June 10, 2011, General Membership meeting, Bill George, President of the Board of Directors, introduced the following new and/or rejoining members to the Association. Executive Members City of Folsom, Ken Payne Utica Power Authority, Vern Pyle General Members County of Sierra, Tim Beals Twain Harte Community Services District, Scot Moody WEST Consultants, David […]
June 27, 2011
Reported in the LA Times on June 26 A $1.4-billion project to remove four hydroelectric dams and restore habitat to return Chinook salmon to the upper reaches of the Klamath River amounts to an experiment with no guarantee of success, an independent science review has concluded. Here is the link to the article in the LA […]
June 25, 2011
On Friday, June 24, and on behalf of the Ag-Urban Coalition, which Mountain Counties WRA is and has been an active participant and signatory, ACWA submitted comments to the Delta Stewardship Council on the fourth staff draft of the Delta Plan. 4th Draft comments The comments acknowledge significant improvements in some aspects of the fourth draft but […]
June 19, 2011
In the picture are (from left to right ) George Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer, Sierra Pacific Industries, Dan Jiron, United States Forest Service Deputy Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest Region, Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes and Gina McCarthy, United States Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator On June 7, 2011, the U.S. Environmental […]
June 13, 2011
To help the Delta Stewardship Council fulfill its charge to further the co-equal goals as established in the 2009 comprehensive legislative package on water, leading water managers from throughout the state have developed an alternative to the latest staff drafts of the Delta Plan to promote a more robust discussion of policy questions facing the […]
June 6, 2011
There are a few seats left on the Water Education Foundation Bay-Delta Tour, June 15 – 17, which is co-sponsored by three of our members: ATKINS Brown & Caldwell HDR You can visit the heart of the water delivery system and a vital habitat for wildlife. The tour is a 3-day, 2-night adventure that starts […]
June 5, 2011
The new website has been active since April 27, 2011, with a goal to improve education and communication to its members and the general public on water interests at the state, regional, and local level. The Association thanks the following NEW sponsors that have helped make this possible. For more information on each of these sponsors, […]
June 4, 2011
This year’s California Extreme Precipitation Symposium theme is: Analyzing, Forcasting, and Managing Floods Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Place: Freeborn Hall, University of California, Davis And co-sponsored by three of our members: HDR Placer County Water Agency West Consultants Here is the link if you should have interest in attending: www.cepsym.info/
June 2, 2011
If you plan to attend the Association’s General Membership meeting in Folsom on, Friday, June 10, and have not yet reserved your seat, please RSVP no later than noon, Monday, June 6. RSVP: Melissa McMullen at melissam@tuolumneutilities.com You will want to attend this meeting. Rita Schmidt-Sudman will moderate the program and you will hear from Phil […]
June 2, 2011
ACWA Region 3 Hosts – A Tour of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Watersheds & Energy Projects June 23 & 24, 2011 ACWA Region 3 is hosting a tour of the eastern Sierra Nevada watersheds and energy projects. This program will begin in South Lake Tahoe on June 23, with a morning program at South Tahoe PUD. After lunch, […]
