UPDATE - Placer County Water Agency

Your Elected
Board of Directors
PCWA is an independent public
agency governed by an elected Board
of Directors. Directors represent
each of five districts in Placer County
and are elected by voters to fouryear
terms.
Your PCWA Board
of Directors:
DISTRICT 1: Gray Allen
DISTRICT 2: Alex Ferreira
DISTRICT 3: Lowell Jarvis
(2011 Board Chairman)
DISTRICT 4: Mike Lee
(2011 Board Vice Chairman)
DISTRICT 5: Ben Mavy
Public Meetings
The Placer County Water Agency
Board of Directors meets regularly
the first and third Thursdays
of each month at 2 p.m. at the
Placer County Water Agency
Business Center, 144 Ferguson
Road, in Auburn. The public is
welcome.
www.pcwa.net
This newsletter is published
as a public service of the
PLACER COUNTY
WATER AGENCY
MAILING: P.O. Box 6570
Auburn, CA 95604
Location: 144 Ferguson Road
Auburn, California 95603
(530) 823-4850
(800) 464-0030
General Manager: David A. Breninger
Newsletter Editor: Dave Carter
Water Efficiency
Saving Water
on The Job
Business and commercial water
users may wish to take advantage
of free services offered through
PCWA’s Water Efficiency Program.
As they do with Water Wise House
Calls, PCWA’s water efficiency specialists
will visit your business or commercial site
to inspect your system and offer advice
on ways to save water and money on your
water bill.
Free Service
Water Wise Commercial and Business
Calls include interior and exterior system
inspection, leak checks and recommendations
for improvement.
“I definitely encourage our business
customers to have a member of our
Water Efficiency team out to complete a
Water Wise Business Call,” said PCWA
Director of Customer Services Matt
Young. “Often a simple recommendation
from this team yields a recognizable benefit
to a customer, and it’s a free service.”
IN BRIEF....
New Deputy Director
Richard Cutlip (right) joined PCWA Oct. 24 as the
agency’s Deputy Director of Customer Services. He brings 20
years of water industry experience to his new position, having
previously worked with the Nevada Irrigation District in Grass
Valley, the City of Walla Walla, Washington, and the Baldy Mesa
Water District in Southern California.
Printed on 50% recycled fiber content with
25% post-consumer waste, FSC certified
paper with eco-friendly inks
Water efficiency specialists Julie O’Connor
and Audra Van Fossen are pictured with a
water agency exhibit
Visits are conducted on request by
appointment. Please call (530) 823-4850
to schedule a visit to your business.
FREE WATER WISE
COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS CALLS
• Toilets are checked for leaks. Flapper
valves are replaced if needed or requested.
• Faucet flow rates are measured.
Aerators are provided for break rooms and
bathrooms.
• Irrigation system efficiency is evaluated.
Leaks, broken or mismatched sprinkler
heads, pressure and other common problems
are identified. Irrigation schedules are
provided.
• Water efficiency program materials and
landscaping tips are provided.
New Spillway at French Meadows
Work is nearly complete on the two-year, $20 million
upgrade of the spillway on the dam at French Meadows
Reservoir. PCWA project engineer Jon Mattson said project contractor Kiewit
Infrastructure West planned to be off the mountain work site by early December and
return next spring for minor cleanup and paving work.
New Infrastructure at Lake Alta
In a two-year project completed this summer, PCWA has rehabilitated the outlet at
Lake Alta in the foothill community of Alta. The work includes a new outlet gate,
control valve and tunnel lining. The work is designed to reduce leakage, improve safety
and improve water flow management.