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Advocacy for a Sustainable Future
Presentation
•Organized in the 1950’s
•Reorganized in 1979
to represent Counties of Origin
•CA Water Plan Update, 2005
Mountain Counties Water
Resources Association
Mountain Counties
40% of the state’s developed water supply
originates from Mountain Counties Areas
15,758 square miles or 9.9 percent of the
State
383 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers
under Federal and State Law
Ten major watershed areas – 13,236
square miles
17 million acre-feet of natural runoff Source: CA Water Plan Update, 2009
Consumptive & M & I
Hydro Power
Agriculture
Recreation
Tourism
Economy
Environment
California Legislation 2009
20% X 2020
DSC
BDCP
SWRCB
Regional Challenges
• Senior Water Right Protections
• Local Control
• Redirected Consequences
• Legislation
• Economy
• Sustainability
• Extended Droughts
• Climate Change
“Governments
tend not to solve
problems, only to
rearrange them”
YEAR IN REVIEW
Executive Director – March, 2011
Board Meetings Monthly
Legislative Committee
Technical Advisory Committee
member information sharing
cost-sharing projects and programs
identify emerging issues
Enhanced MCWRA Website
Membership WATER PURVEYOR PUBLIC AGENCY
Amador Water Agency County of Amador
Calaveras Public Utility District County of Calaveras
Calaveras County Water District County of Nevada
City of Folsom County of Placer
El Dorado Irrigation District County of Sierra
Foresthill Public Utility District County of Tuolumne
Georgetown Divide PUD
Nevada Irrigation District El Dorado County Water Agency
Placer County Water Agency Pacific Gas & Electric Company
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Twain Harte Community Services District
Tuolumne Utilities District Amador County Farm Bureau
Utica Power Authority
Weimar Water Company ASSOCIATES (30)
HONORARY (3)
Member “All Star” Resources Agency Board
Members
Financial
Assistance
Technical
Assistance
Legal
Assistance
Lobby
ist
Legislative
Committee
CCWD Don Stump
Jeff Meyer Joone Lopez Bob Dean
Folsom Ken Payne
EDCWA
Dave Eggerton
Tami Scrowroft
Dave
Eggerton
Dave
Eggerton
EID Bill George
Tom
Cumpston
Bob
Reeb
GDPUD Norm Krizl Hank White
NID
Ron Nelson
Lesa Osterholm
Dr. Scott
Miller
PCWA
Lowell
Jarvis Joe Parker
Einar Maisch
Matt Young
Jan Goldsmith
Ed Tiedemann Lowell Jarvis
TUD
Barbara
Balen
Pete Kampa
John Mills Jesse Barton Pete Kampa
UPA Mike Milward
Public Forums California Water Plan Plenary - panelist
The Delta’s Largest Natural Reservoir – The Sierra Nevada
Association of California Water Associations (ACWA) - panelist
“Odd Bedfellows: Can Upstream & Downstream California Unite for a Common Future”
2012 Delta Vision Foundation Report Card -
panelist
MCWRA, Central Delta, Westlands, NRDC, NCWA, Delta Counties Coalition
SWWGroup Sierra Summit – July 17-18 Moderator – Attorney Panel on Water Rights
Outreach / Education
Sierra Nevada Conservancy Sierra Day at the Capitol (sponsor / participant)
County Farm Bureau Board Meetings
DSC / MCWRA meeting at PCWA
El Dorado County Taxpayers / Citizens for Water
Water Purveyor Board Meetings
American River Watershed Tour
News Releases - Targeted Stories – 78 newspapers/radio Mountain Counties gains Stature
State Officials Tour Watershed
MCWRA Hosts Local, State and Federal Officials American River Watershed Tour May 21, 2012
American River Watershed Tour May 21, 2012
State Water Resources Control Board
2 Board Members and 4 Staff Members
Delta Stewardship Council
3 Board Members and 7 Staff Members
Department of Water Resources
Deputy Director and 3 Staff Members
2 Assembly Committee on Water, Parks & Wildlife
Field Representative for Senator Dianne Feinstein
Tour Program
Lower American River Water Management
Lower American River Restoration Projects
The Water Forum Agreement & Collaborative Policy Making for the Lower American River
Hydropower & the American River
Small Stream Habitat
Local Water – Local Grown
PCWA’s American River Pump Station
Local Challenges – Local Solutions
Multidimensional Management of Watershed Resources
El Dorado County Agriculture Tour
Outreach & Networking
Affiliations Association of California Water Association (ACWA)
Ag/Urban Coalition - ACWA
Sierra Water Work Group (SWWG)
Mokelumne River Association (MRA)
California Urban Water Conservation Council
(CUWCC) Member
Department of Water Resourcs
Public Advisory Committee Member – California
Water Plan, Update 2013 (DWR)
North State Water Alliance (NSWA)
What is at Stake
Water - It is an essential
element of the economic and
environmental well-being of
the north state.
• Economic Growth
• Clean Hydropower
• Reliable Supply
• Recreation and Tourism
• Wildlife
• Fisheries
ACWA Newsletter
Joone Lopez
Delta Stewardship Council and ACWA members reflected their thoughts on
the fifth staff draft of the Delta Plan at a council meeting Aug. 26 in
Sacramento. John Kingsbury of the Mountain Counties Water Resources
Association was one of three members of the Ag-Urban II Coalition, a broad
group of statewide water, business and agricultural interests convened by
ACWA, who raised concerns on a number of issues.
ACWA Issues Statement on Delta Stewardship Council’s Draft EIR Other Ag‐Urban Coalition members available for comment:
David Guy, Northern California Water Association, 916‐442‐8333
John Kingsbury, Mountain Counties Water Resources Association, 530‐957‐7879
ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 450 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California.
ACWA Year End Review Tim Quinn Presented at the ACWA Conference
Membership Meetings
General Membership Meetings Phil Isenberg Roger Patterson Michael Jackson
Jim Metropolis Kim Karr Chad Hanson
Karla Nemeth Ed Murphy Craig Thomas
Barry Hill Tim Quinn Brett Storey
Russ Stein Dale Hoffman-Floerke John Holland
Les Groger Gary Lippner Leo Havener
Rita Schmidt-Sudman Senator Ted Gaines Lisa Brown
Calaveras County Supervisor Steve Welinsky
El Dorado County Supervisor Jack Sweeney
El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting
Placer County Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery
Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes
Strategic Planning Workshops
January 6, 2012 - Tuolumne Utilities District
January 27, 2012 - Placer County Water Agency
Board of Director’s Review
Standing Board Agenda Item
Advocacy - Water Interests of its Members in all or
a portion of 15 of the 58 Counties in California
Sustainable organizational infrastructure
Focused on the critical issues
Visible activist organization
Regional certainty for a reliable and sustainable water
supply for our economic and environmental well-being
for future generations
QUESTIONS?