Calaveras County Water District and PG&E accept mediator’s proposal for $3 million resolution of Butte Fire claims The Calaveras County Water District announced Tuesday June 19 that it and PG&E have accepted a mediator’s proposal of $3 million to resolve the District’s claims, resulting from the 2015 Butte Fire. The Mediator’s proposal is exclusive of […]
Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) is a subscriber to the AB 1668/SB 606 Water Conservation Listserv. We are providing this information as a service announcement This is a reminder that the fourth County Drought Advisory Group (CDAG) meeting will be held on June 27, 2019 from 10:00AM-4:00PM at the Bonderson Hearing Room at 901 […]
By: BEST BEST & KRIEGER – Attorneys at Law Calif. Court of Appeal Holds that Referendum Power Not Applicable to Local Water Rate Resolutions A water agency’s resolution adopting new rates for its water service fees is not subject to referendum, a California Court of Appeal held Friday. The California Constitution’s grant of referendum power […]
www.mymotherlode.com By: Tori James Sacramento, CA — California water regulators received a federal rebuke this week over an incomplete water quality plan submission. Feeling the irony, Tri-Dam Project partners, the Oakdale (OID) and South San Joaquin (SSJID) irrigation districts, which hold senior water rights on the Stanislaus River and are among over two dozen agencies […]
Joel Metzger, External Affairs Manager Calaveras County Water District Desk: (209) 754-3123 – Mobile: (209) 768-6270 Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) is doing everything in its power to minimize potential negative impacts to customers as a result of PG&E’s planned implementation of its Public Safety Power Shutoff Program, or PSPSP. In 2018, […]
Mike TeSelle , Reporter PLACER COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) — Work is scheduled to begin this week on a first-of-its-kind partnership to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire around essential drinking water supplies stored in the Sierra. “This is the first time Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds from the state’s carbon tax are being put back into a […]
Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup – June 26, 2019 at 1:30 PM As part of implementing the 2018 water conservation legislation (Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606), the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will hold the first meeting of the “Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup” in-person and via webinar. Membership to the workgroup is […]
Missed opportunities to capture and boost California’s water supply Co-Authored by: Northern and Southern California water associations, Statewide desalination association and water districts John Kingsbury, Mountain Counties Water Resources Association – Executive Director Jim Atkinson, Mesa Water District – Board Director Shawn Dewane, CalDesal – Immediate Past Chair Mesa Water District Board President Gregory Quist, […]
Fire Risk High in North Bay Saturday Morning, in Valley and Sierra Foothills Saturday Night Release Date: June 07, 2019 Contact: PG&E External Communications (415) 973-5930 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today said it might be proactively turning power off for safety and conducting a Public Safety Power Shutoff in several Northern California […]
Provided by PCWA eNews Service June 4, 2019 | Written by Lauren D. Bernadett District Court Remands WOTUS Rule to Federal Agencies in Texas v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency A federal district court in Texas remanded the Obama-era rule defining “waters of the United States,” commonly referred to as “WOTUS,” to the federal agencies that published the rule. […]
