PG&E Contract Forces AWA to Maintain Upcountry Pump System

The AWA Board voted to sign a contract with PG&E that will leave AWA no choice but to continue to rely on the current Upcountry pumping system, whether or not the Gravity Supply Line (GSL) is constructed. AWA claims that the pump system and its pipes are failing, and uses those claims to justify the GSL as a lower cost option than replacing the existing pump system. With the signing of the new contract, it is apparent that if the pump system is in need of replacement, it will have to be replaced with or without the GSL.

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Amador Water Agency Hires Help for Accounting Problems

After 9 months of trying to sort out the accounting problems at AWA, General Manager Gene Mancebo told his board that he needed outside help. Mancebo told the Board that he would be spending another $5,000 on an unidentified consultant to help him with the problems. At previous meetings, Mancebo’s attempts to explain huge accounting discrepancies uncovered by the public have all led to the public uncovering even more problems with the accounting.

Over the last nine months, AWA has used over $250,000 of ratepayer money on financial consultants, from which ratepayers have received no benefit:

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AWA Agrees to Take Ownership of PG&E Water System

The AWA Board agreed to a contract with PG&E that transferred ownership and all responsibilities for the PG&E-owned Tiger Creek Water Facility to AWA. AWA will be responsible for servicing and maintaining the system, which is located deep within the Mokelumne Canyon.

PG&E required AWA to take over responsibility for the aging system in exchange for the work that PG&E would be doing related to the GSL.

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