District announces resignation of General Manager Click her for News Release: District Announces GM Resignation District freezes water rates Click here for more information
Grant Opportunities Newsletter provided by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Brown, Elissa@SNC <Elissa.Brown@sierranevada.ca.gov> Upcoming Grants That Might be of Interest The Bay Area Council’s California Resilience Challenge Grants (due February 7) fund planning projects aimed at improving local resilience to climate impacts, including drought, flooding, extreme heat, and wildfire. EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Grants (due […]
Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Workshop Tuesday, March 9, 2020 10 AM – 4 PM Sacramento State Harper Alumni Center 6000 College Town Drive, Sacramento, CA 95826 REGISTER: Register now! http://www.cvent.com/d/pnq0v6 Lunch option (for fee) with registration closes March 1. Please note: Registration does NOT include lunch. Lunch is available through registration for a fee. Or you […]
HOLD THE DATE – March 9, 2020 – Sacramento The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is holding an IMPORTANT workshop regarding the requirement to conduct an annual water supply and demand assessment pursuant to Senate Bill 606. Water suppliers and the consultants that support them should attend. BACKGROUND: Water Code Section 10632 requires each urban water supplier to conduct […]
You are receiving this message because the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association is a subscriber to the AB 1668/SB 606 Water Conservation Listserv. The Department of Water Resources Water Use Efficiency Branch will hold a Technical Workgroup meeting on February 12, 2020 from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM at the Center for Collaborative Policy’s facility in Sacramento (304 […]
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) On behalf of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association member agencies (MCWRA) who must frequently navigate the NEPA process in order to deliver the high-quality services that the public demands and deserves, it sent a letter of support to the Council on Environmental Quality for undertaking the proposed rule making. […]
The Superior Court of California, El Dorado County, denied the lawsuit filed by Georgetown Divide Taxpayers Association, Steven Proe, and Michele Turney against the District. The Court concluded that the District’s new water rates are supported by substantial evidence and the District complied with Proposition 218. In its ruling the Court determined, “After independently reviewing […]
A message from the Greg Quist, Chairman of MCWRA Associate member: Urban Water Institute Dear Colleagues and Fellow Board Members, As Chairman and a fellow member of the Urban Water Institute board, I am excited to share this reminder and invitation for our upcoming conference in Palm Springs, which takes place February 19-21, 2020. Please click here for the […]
AUBURN, Calif. (January 7, 2020) — The Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) announced today that Andrew Fecko has been appointed as the Agency’s next General Manager. The PCWA Board of Directors approved his contract at its meeting on January 6. Mr. Fecko currently serves as PCWA’s Director of Strategic Affairs, a position held since 2017. Hired […]
MCWRA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS: FRENCH MEADOWS, Calif. – After six months of strategic forest treatments near French Meadows Reservoir, partners of the French Meadows Forest Restoration Project (Project) are wrapping up their first season of implementation work. Located in the headwaters of the Middle Fork American River, in the Tahoe National Forest, the […]
