Amador Water Agency

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 […]

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

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 […]