MCWRA Welcomes Utica Water and Power Authority to Membership
MEDIA CONTACT:
Justin Caporusso
Executive Director/MCWRA
ExecutiveDirector.mcwra11@gmail.com
(916) 412-0571
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mountain Counties Water Resources Association
Welcomes Utica Water and Power Authority to Membership
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES, Calif. (DECEMBER 7, 2021) – The Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) is proud to announce that Utica Water and Power Authority has joined its Executive Membership. MCWRA Executive Membership is reserved for Water/Power Agencies and Counties.
Utica Water and Power Authority is a non-profit, Joint Powers Authority formed in 1996 as a partnership between the City of Angels Camp and the Union Public Utilities District. A staff of 10 operate a 27-mile-long water conveyance system consisting of Gold-Rush-era earthen ditches, wooden flumes, and five reservoirs to move water from Avery to Angels Camp, serving the residential, commercial and agricultural needs of more than 10,000 people. Utica also operates two hydroelectric power plants.
Additional details on Utica Water and Power Authority can be accessed here: https://www.uticawater.com/.
MCWRA serves a total of 58 Executive, Affiliate, and Associate Members across 12 of California’s mountain counties, including Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Tuolumne, and Yuba Counties.
Mountain Counties Water Resources Association Mission is to unite agencies, groups and individuals whose interests include protecting and enhancing Mountain County water resources. This Mission is realized through strengthening Members’ regional leadership, collaboration, information sharing, issue awareness, education, advocacy, and potential legislative action or legal support.
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