RECENT PROJECTS IMPROVE AWA’S WATER TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY
Results Show Relief for the Short Term But Long Term Problems Remain PHOTO ATTACHED:AWA crews work to complete a new 18” pipe that connects the Tanner Water Treatment Plant to theplant’s treated water storage tank, relieving a bottleneck in the system that had been slowing theplant’s ability to refill the tank. For immediate release: 9/19/2023 […]
AWA 2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter
The Amador Water Agency 2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter is ready to view. Click here to read the AWA 2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter
AWA Director Susan Peters Elected to MCWRA Board
(Sutter Creek) Amador Water Agency District 4 Director Susan Peters has been elected to the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) Board of Directors. AWA is a member of the regional association formed to promote the importance of Sierra Nevada water resources. Peters joins the MCWRA Board consisting of six elected water board members and […]
AWA Swears in 2023 Board of Directors
For Immediate Release: 12/12/2022 Contact: LarryMcKenney AWA General Manager 209-223-3018 (Sutter Creek, CA) At the last regular Amador Water Agency Board meeting of 2022, newly elected Director Ken Deaver (District 5, Plymouth area) was sworn into a four-year term of office. Returning Directors Paul Molinelli, Jr. (District 1, Jackson area) and Susan Peters (District 4 […]
AWA 2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter
The Amador Water Agency 2022 Sp[ring/Summer Newsletter is ready to view. Click here to read the AWA 2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter
STATE ISSUES “CURTAILMENT” ORDER AFFECTING AMADOR UPCOUNTRY WATER RIGHT
(Sutter Creek) The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has notified the Amador Water Agency that by September 3, due to statewide drought conditions, AWA must stop drawing water from the Mokelumne River under the Central Amador Water Project (CAWP) water right that allocates water to Amador’s Upcountry communities. AWA General Manager Larry McKenney said […]
AWA Directors Supported State-Funded Water Rate Assistance Program
(Sutter Creek) The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors recently voted to supporta proposed state Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) to provide water affordability assistance for both drinking water and wastewater services to low-income ratepayers, a bill currently under review in the California Assembly Committee on Appropriations For Immediate Release
California’s Drought Emergency Expanded To Include Amador County
Amador County is one of 41 counties included in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s expanded drought emergency declaration that now affects most of Northern California and the Central Valley. “We’re taking urgent action to address acute water supply shortfalls in northern and central California while also building our water resilience to safeguard communities in the decades ahead,” said Gov. […]
PUBLIC INPUT REQUESTED ON AWA RATE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
Public Workshop, Thursday, May 6, 2021, 6:30 pm, Amador County Administration Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Larry McKenney, General Manager Amador Water Agency, 209-223-3018 (Sutter Creek) The Amador Water Agency Board of Directors has scheduled an evening public workshop to receive input from AWA customers and stakeholders in advance of anticipated adjustments to AWA water […]
AMA Water Capacity Fee Report – April 2021 DRAFT
Public comment on the AWA 2021 Water Capacity Fees Study will be accepted until Friday, May 14, 2021. Questions and comments can be sent to info@amadorwater.org. Click here to view the Water Capacity Fee Report – DRAFT
AWA 2021 Spring Customer Newsletter
The Amador Water Agency 2021 Spring Newsletter is ready to view. Click here to read the AWA 2021 Spring Newsletter
Did You Know?
Wondering about Black Slime Mold on Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances? Your water is safe to drink. Black mold and slime that can appear in sinks, toilets, dishwashers, etc. is not found in the drinking water supply. Instead, it is caused by airborne mold spores that are naturally occurring. Spores can enter your home through doorways, […]
