AUBURN, Calif. (August 28, 2017) — On August 17, 2017, the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) filed suit in Placer County Superior Court challenging the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) approval of the California WaterFix (WaterFix) Environmental Impact Report. The WaterFix proposes to add additional points of diversion for the State Water Project and Central […]
At their 2017 Annual conference earlier this month in southern California, the Urban Water Institute (UWI) Board of Directors elected MCWRA executive director John Kingsbury to serve on their Board. The Urban Water Institute, Inc., was incorporated as a nonprofit public education organization in the State of California in 1993, with the Mission to […]
*** Save the Date *** for the next MCWRA Symposium You will want to put this on your calendar and RSVP today RSVP:http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3077276 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta and the Sierra Nevada Tributaries “The Stressors and the Fix” What does the science show about flow, fish, the stressors and the fix necessary to achieve a healthy […]
Rancho Murieta Community Services District (District) was formed in 1982 by State Government Code 61000 to provide essential services in Rancho Murieta. The District provides essential services to an area of 3,500 acres (covering roughly five and a half square miles) located in the beautiful wooded hills of eastern Sacramento County. The approved master plan […]
CONTACT: Hank White, General Manager, (530) 367-2511 gm@foresthillpud.com The Foresthill Public Utility District (FPUD) announced that it successfully closed a $2.2 million tax-exempt refinancing transaction. The contract, underwritten by Umpqua Bank at a fixed interest rate of 3.2%, will save FPUD ratepayers more than $600,000 in interest expense over the next twenty years. The original […]
Randy Fiorini, Chair, of the Delta Stewardship Council, attended a morning Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) event and discussed regional and statewide water issues for over 1 1/2-hours at the HDR Headquarters in Folsom. The event was well attended and complete coverage of the event can be viewed below: Chair discusses Delta Plan By Dawn Hodson From page 1 […]
SACRAMENTO — After a lengthy, competitive, and deliberative process, the State Water Resources Control Board has named Eileen Sobeck as its next Executive Director. She replaces Tom Howard, who retired in May 2017. After reviewing a wealth of qualified applicants, the State Water Board selected Sobeck due to her substantial managerial and environmental experience. She […]
STANISLAUS AND CALAVERAS STAKEHOLDERS FORM PARTNERSHIP TO RECHARGE GROUNDWATER BASIN The Calaveras County Water District, Rock Creek Water District, and Stanislaus County are pleased to announce the formation of a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) consisting of three regional partners with the mission of helping protect the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Sub basin, which has been […]
The Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) and the Calaveras Public Utility District (CPUD) are hosting a town hall meeting to seek community input on a countywide long-term water supply needs assessment of the Mokelumne River, which is currently in progress. Any and all input from interested citizens and those who live in communities along the […]
MCWRA is pleased to welcome back Jackson Valley Irrigation District to its Executive Membership. Jackson Valley Irrigation District (JVID) provides wholesale water supply, distribution of raw water to irrigation, industrial and domestic users, distribution of bottled water to domestic users, and hydroelectric power generation. JVID has an agreement with a private company to operate the […]
