Caldor Fire Tour
Register today!

Registration will close at 11:59 PM on May 15, 2022

Date: June 22 – 24, 2022

Location: Holiday Inn Express & Suites El Dorado Hills

Register here: https://caldorfiretour.brownpapertickets.com/ 

Admission: $75 per ticket

Lodging Information

Reserve your room at Holiday Inn Express & Suites El Dorado Hills no later than May 9, 2022 for exclusive block room rate under Mountain Counties Water.

Rates: $154 – $169/night depending on room type

Holiday Inn Express & Suites El Dorado Hills
4360 Town Center Blvd
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Telephone: (916) 358-3100

Sponsorship Opportunity

We are currently soliciting sponsorships to support this year’s event and would appreciate your partnership! Please take a look, and if possible, agree to sponsor this event. If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact Justin Caporusso, Executive Director, at (916) 412-0571 or via email at executivedirector.mcwra11@gmail.com.

Click here to view the Sponsorship Information and Form

MEDIA CONTACT:
Justin Caporusso
Executive Director/MCWRA
ExecutiveDirector.mcwra11@gmail.com
(916) 412-0571

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mountain Counties Water Resources Association
Elects New Board Members

MOUNTAIN COUNTIES, Calif. (APRIL 26, 2022) – The Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) has announced electing El Dorado County Supervisor Lori Parlin and El Dorado Irrigation District Director Lori Anzini to its Board of Directors.  These elections bring the nine-member Board of Directors to full capacity.  The positions take effect immediately, and run through 2025.

“We are excited to welcome Supervisor Parlin and Director Anzini to the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association Board of Directors,” said Mike Lee, MCWRA President.  “Their individual backgrounds and collective experience will be of immense benefit to the MCWRA membership and region!”

The MCWRA Board consists of six elected Water Board members and three County Supervisors.  Directors represent the membership-at-large in a regional capacity, not a specific entity.

Lori Parlin, El Dorado County Supervisor
Lori Parlin was elected to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors in 2018. Supervisor Parlin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Management Information Systems, from California State University, Sacramento.  In addition to collaborating with and empowering community groups, Supervisor Parlin participates in commissions and committees that lead efforts among rural counties to improve forest health, fire resiliency, broadband, and tourism impacts.

Lori Anzini, El Dorado Irrigation District Director
Lori Anzini is currently serving as a board member of the El Dorado Irrigation District, Division 4.  Director Anzini is a retiree of East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), where she gained in-depth knowledge of how a large water delivery system works.  EBMUD services over 1.3 million people in the East Bay of San Francisco.  Director Anzini also comes to this board with a broad experience of School Board and City Council experience from the City of Pittsburg, California, where she held the post of Mayor.

ABOUT MCWRA

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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MEDIA CONTACT:
Justin Caporusso
Executive Director/MCWRA
ExecutiveDirector.mcwra11@gmail.com
(916) 412-0571

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mountain Counties Water Resources Association
Adopts Updated Water Policy Principles

MOUNTAIN COUNTIES, Calif. (April 25, 2022) – Earlier this month, the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) Board of Directors adopted updated Water Policy Principles (Principles).  The Principles outline the priorities and policy positions of the association, and provide parameters that allow for the Legislative Committee and Executive Director to engage in advocacy efforts on behalf of the association and its members.

The health of Sierra Nevada’s watershed and water resources are of value and of critical importance to all Californians.  MCWRA is committed to working to advance the following on priorities on behalf of MCWRA Members:

• Protection of Water Rights and Preservation of Regional Water Supplies
• Increased Investment in California’s Headwaters
• Science-Based Forest Management Plans and Actions
• Increased Statewide Collaboration Regarding Water Resources
• Additional Water Storage Capacity
• Educating Target Audiences on Statewide Need of Protecting California’s Headwaters

The Principles were originally adopted in January 2010.  Early this year, the MCWRA Legislative Committee (Committee) initiated the process of updating the document to reflect current priorities and policy positions.  In addition, the Committee reformatted the document itself, highlighting the statewide benefits of healthy headwaters, and outlining the key priorities listed above.

MCWRA’s recently adopted Water Policy Principles can be accessed here.

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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MEDIA CONTACT:
Justin Caporusso
Executive Director/MCWRA
ExecutiveDirector.mcwra11@gmail.com
(916) 412-0571

Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) submitted a letter to South Coast Water District in support of the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project. MCWRA understands that addressing the state’s water needs will take a united effort, and the mountain counties region recognizes the District’s commitment to relieving the strain on existing water resources in the North State and mountain counties regions.

Click here to review the letter.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY:
California-United Water 2022 Caldor Fire Tour

Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) has partnered with the Urban Water Institute (UWI), Mesa Water District (Mesa Water), and Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) to host the California-United Water 2022 Caldor Fire Tour in El Dorado County, California. The event is scheduled to take place June 22-24, 2022, and will feature speakers and a watershed tour of areas impacted by the Caldor Fire.

We are currently soliciting sponsorships to support this year’s event, and would appreciate your partnership! Please take a look, and if possible, agree to sponsor this event. If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact Justin Caporusso, Executive Director, at (916) 412-0571 or via email at executivedirector.mcwra11@gmail.com.

Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Click here to view the Sponsorship Information and Form

On behalf of the MCWRA Governance Committee, there is a call from its executive membership representatives for additional nominations for the MCWRA Board of Director 2022 – 2025 term.

MCWRA has extended the nomination process through close of business on Monday, April 4, 2022.

MCWRA is seeking to elect two (2) Board Directors from its Executive Membership; one elected Water Board Director and one elected County Supervisor, in that capacity. The two Directors with vacant seats include:

1. Neil Cochran, Director, Foresthill Public Utility District
2. Brian Oneto, Supervisor, County of Amador

Nomination Process
The Governance Committee shall, through the Secretary, solicit for qualified, interested candidates from its Executive Membership (Chief Executives). Solicitation for additional candidates is now open and will remain open until close of business, Monday, April 4, 2022.

Each executive member representative (general manager/CAO) has been solicited for additional nominees.  You may submit candidate name/s for consideration for nomination by the MCWRA Governance Committee by completing the Candidate Interest Statement (page 3) and returning an emailed/scanned copy to Director Barbara Balen, Secretary, MCWRA no later than close of business on Monday, April 4, 2022.

Additional information can be downloaded here.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Justin Caporusso
Executive Director/MCWRA
ExecutiveDirector.mcwra11@gmail.com
(916) 412-0571

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mountain Counties Water Resources Association
Welcomes Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group to Membership

MOUNTAIN COUNTIES, Calif. (JANUARY 4, 2022) – The Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) is proud to announce that Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group has joined its Associate Membership.

Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group transforms concepts into livable, workable solutions that ultimately improve the infrastructure for the lands and communities throughout California. These solutions emerge from the services they offer: civil and agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, hydrogeology, planning, and construction management.

Additional details Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group can be accessed here: https://provostandpritchard.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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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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“Drought, Fire and a Changing Climate” Speaker Presentations

Building Resilience in the Sierra Nevada

Presentation from Angela Avery, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Water Data Analysis and Modeling: Understanding the Past, Present, and Planning for the Future

Presentation from Andy Fecko, General Manager, Placer County Water Agency

Presentation from Willie Whittlesey, General Manager, Yuba Water Agency

Addressing the Severe Wildfire Risk Faced in the Sierra Nevada

Presentation from Dan Porter, Forestry Program Lead, The Nature Conservancy

Presentation from Ed Murphy, Information and Environmental Services Manager, Sierra Pacific Industries

Drought, Fire and a Changing Climate:
Where Do We Go from Here?

Register today!

Registration will close at 11:59 PM on October 21, 2021

Date: October 27, 2021

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Location: Blue Goose Event Center, 3550 Taylor Rd, Loomis, CA 95650

Register here: https://mcwra.brownpapertickets.com/

Admission is $45 for MCWRA members and $55 for non-members. Check-in and networking will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the program starting at 9:15 a.m.

Notes: If you have any questions about the registration process or if registration level is closed, please email Rayann La France at mcwra.office@gmail.com to be placed on a waiting list. Speakers, sponsors, and special guests will receive an email from Rayann or Jim Branham with a promo code and instructions to register. Online registration is required, no walk-ins. Space is limited, all sales are subject to availability.

Agenda

We hope to see you on October 27th!

THANK YOU TO OUR 22 EVENT SPONSORS!

Watershed-Level Sponsors ($2,500)

Lake-Level Sponsors ($1,000)

Stream-Level Sponsors ($500)