General Manager Receives 15% Pay Increase

At the November board meeting, the Board voted for a 15% additional pay increase for our General Manager. I could not support that for many reasons. Our General Manager had already received a 3% COLA granted to all employees and a 3% increase as part of a 9% 3 year raise voted on in 2013. See articles below for more information.

http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2015/11/20/zone-7-general-manager-granted-15-raise


http://www.independentnews.com/news/split-vote-gives-zone-manager-pay-boost/article_a6f6fae6-93e2-11e5-95d8-43a65ab36340.html

Water Quality

The Consumer Confidence Rule requires public water suppliers that serve the same people year round (community water systems) to provide consumer confidence reports (CCR) to their customers. These reports are also known as annual water quality reports or drinking water quality reports.

All of Zone 7's water delivered to its retailers serving homes and businesses in Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin and Dougherty Valley meets state and federal health-related drinking water standards and, in almost all cases, the quality is much better than required. In addition, Zone 7 water meets most of the Agency's own, more stringent, water-quality targets. These internal targets were developed for an additional margin of safety and to address local concerns regarding such things as taste, odor and water hardness. Zone 7's Water Quality Management Program -- developed jointly by Zone 7 and its stakeholders, including its water retailers -- establishes internal targets and policies for both treated and untreated water quality. These targets help guide operations and help provide a basis for upgrading or improving facilities and providing new facilities when necessary.

To read the Zone 7 Annual Consumer Confidence Report, click here:
http://www.zone7water.com/images/pdf_docs/water_quality/ccr_2014_web.pdf

In addition, here are the links to the Consumer Confidence Reports from your water retailer.

Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD)
http://www.dsrsd.com/home/showdocument?id=2340

City of Pleasanton
http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/pdf/awqr14.pdf

City of Livermore
http://www.cityoflivermore.net/civicax/filebank/documents/9835/

Cal Water
https://www.calwater.com/docs/ccr/2014/liv-liv-2014.pdf

Drought Watch 3/17/15

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased allocations of State Water Project (SWP) water to 20%. This is the second increase this season; in January, DWR increased allocations to 15%, up from December's 10% allocation. Despite these consistent increases, deliveries will still be far below the 4.2 million acre-feet requested by the 29 agencies that receive water from the SWP. The SWP has not delivered 100% allocation since 2006 and delivered only 5% in 2014.

 

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA

 

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/precipapp/get8SIPrecipIndex.action

 

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/resapp/getResGraphsMain.action

 

 

Upcoming Community Meetings Re: OWTS

The California State Water Resources Control Board has recently adopted a new Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS, otherwise known as septic) policy that requires local agencies to become certified by the State in order to continue to implementing their OWTS program.

The Alameda County Department of Environmental Health's Land Use Program staff will present an update on the Onsite Wastewater Treatment Program in Alameda County and its potential implications to residents and business owners with septic systems. This program is hosted by Supervisor Miley.

Thursday, March 19, 2015
7:00-8:30pm
Palm Pavilion, Alameda County Fairgrounds

More information: (510) 567-6887

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You are invited to attend a Zone 7 presentation on our draft Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) for the Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin, where staff will review the proposed changes made since last year's stakeholder meeting. At this meeting, we will also review and discuss the proposed permitting criteria for new onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS, i.e. septic systems) for the Buena Vista, Mines Road, Greenville, and May School groundwater high nitrate Areas of Concern. There will also be ample opportunity for the attendees to ask questions about the contents of the draft NMP and the wastewater management strategies proposed in the plan.

Monday, March 23, 2015
4:00-6:00pm
Zone 7 Water Agency
100 N. Canyons Parkway, Livermore

A copy of the draft NMP and more information can be found at:
http://www.zone7water.com/component/content/article/36-content/198-salt-management-plan-update

More information: Tom Rooze (925) 454-5069 trooze (at) zone7water.com OR Matt Katen (925) 454-5071 mkaten (at) zone7water.com