Amador Water Agency Directors Support Water Supply Protections in Mokelumne Wild & Scenic River Study
May 2, 2018
For immediate release: 4/30/18
Contact: Gene Mancebo, General Manager, Amador Water Agency, 209-223-3018
(Sutter Creek) Amador Water Agency (AWA) Directors on Thursday approved a resolution in support of water supply protections included in a recently released “Mokelumne River Wild and Scenic River Report.”
The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) issued the report on April 18 after two years of study required by Assembly Bill 142, to investigate and develop a recommendation concerning whether portions of the Mokelumne River should be designated “Wild and Scenic.”
The CNRA study concluded that the studied segments of the Mokelumne River are eligible and suitable for “California Wild & Scenic” designation and includes special provisions for protection of the water supply critical to Amador, Calaveras and Alpine Counties. The study looked at the section of the river from Salt Springs to Pardee Reservoir, excepting areas with existing PG&E facilities.
AWA Directors and staff had expressed concern about the potential for negative effects on future water supply included in earlier “Wild & Scenic” proposals for the Mokelumne River.
