Water Quality

Consumer Confidence Report

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires community water systems to deliver a Consumer Confidence Report, also known as an annual drinking water quality report, to their customers. These reports provide Americans information about their local drinking water quality summarizing information regarding source water, detected contaminants, compliance, and educational information.

The stated purpose is to improve public heath protection by providing educational material to allow consumers to make educated decisions regarding any potential health risks pertaining to the quality, treatment, and management of their drinking water supply.

In Zone 7's annual water-quality report, you will find specific data about regulated and unregulated contaminants. You will also learn more about where your water comes from, what Zone 7 does to monitor its quality, and how it manages the water supply and protects its quality. "All water supplied during 2016 met the regulatory standards set by the State and federal governments and, in almost all cases, the quality was significantly better than required."

2016 Consumer Confidence Report


Your retailer also provides an annual report on water quality:

DSRSD 2016 Annual Water Quality Report

Livermore Annual Water Quality Report 2016

Cal Water-Livermore 2016 Water Quality Report

Pleasanton 2016 Annual Water Quality Report

Water Inventory and Demand Update

This report summarizes Zone 7's water supply, usage and storage conditions as of the end of July 2017.

In the third quarter of 2017 (July through September 2017), Zone 7 supplied a total of 5,300 AF to its customers, and placed another 7,100 AF into storage. In July, Zone 7's offsite groundwater bank storage increased to 92,900 AF. By the end of the month, there were 242,000 AF in the local groundwater basin, of which 116,000 AF are considered operational storage (i.e. above historical low), and 6,000 AF of local runoff in Lake Del Valle.

Conservation in July 2017 was about 15% relative to July 2013 demands.

For complete report, please see link below...

http://www.zone7water.com/images/pdf_docs/agenda-august/8-16-17_14d.pdf

Zone 7's 2015 Annual Report

The 2015 Annual Report from Zone 7 was recently published.
It can be found at the link below:

Zone 7 2015 Annual Report

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Urban Water Management Plan

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD
Urban Water Management Plan

As an urban water provider, Zone 7 prepares an Urban Water Management Plan aimed at analyzing and planning for a reliable water supply over a 20-year planning horizon considering normal, dry and multiple dry years.

As required under Section 10642 et seq. of the California Water Code, this is to notify the public that at its meeting to begin at 7 p.m. on March 16, 2016, the Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors plans to conduct a public hearing on, and consider adoption of, the Agency’s draft Urban Water Management Plan. The hearing will be held at Zone 7 Administrative Offices, 100 North Canyons Parkway, Livermore.

A copy of the Draft Urban Water Management Plan will be available for public review by 5 pm on February 4, 2016 at the Zone 7 Water Agency office at 100 North Canyons Parkway in Livermore, on the website, www.zone7water.com, and at the following local libraries:

Livermore Public Library, 1188 South Livermore Ave., Livermore

Pleasanton Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasanton

Alameda County Public Library in Dublin, 200 Civic Plaza, Dublin

Public comment will be welcome at the hearing and you are encouraged to comment before then, if possible, by contacting Amparo Flores at aflores@zone7water.com. If you have any questions regarding this notice, contact Boni Brewer, Communications Specialist, at (925) 454-5015.

The Draft can be found at Zone 7's website here.  Please let me know if you have any questions or comments but I would encourage you to submit formal written comments.

Rebates and Freebies!

Zone 7 offers rebates for water-efficient lawn conversion, weather based irrigation controllers, high-efficiency toilets, and high-efficiency washing machines.

For more information, please visit...

http://zone7water.com/index.php/conservation-rebates/rebate-programs


Your retailer also has rebates and freebies! Find out more at the links below.

Pleasanton:
http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/os/env/water/rebates.asp

DSRSD:
http://www.dsrsd.com/outreach/drought-watch-water-conservation/rebates-freebies

Cal Water Livermore:
https://www.calwater.com/conservation/rebates-and-programs/residential/liv/

Livermore:
http://www.cityoflivermore.net/citygov/pw/public_works_divisions/wrd/conserve/rebates.htm

Televised Board Meetings in 2016

To improve our accessibility to the public, the Board voted to televise our board meetings on local community television. Our meetings will not be televised live, but they will be available for viewing on delayed broadcast repeated throughout the month as well as on demand.

Board Meetings will air on Ch. 29 on Wednesdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm. They are also available on demand at the TV30 website found here. The online version is chapterized so you may skip to the item or items you are interested in.

To find Board of Directors Agendas, Minutes, TV links please visit:

http://zone7water.com/index.php/36-public/content/210-2016-board-meetings

I believe this to be a minimal expense to give the public more access to what is happening at Zone 7. Let me know what you think.

Follow The Money

In my work on the Finance Committee, I have been pushing for more information and greater transparency. You may know that I ask a lot of questions! I am quite excited that for the first time, under our new Assistant General Manager of Finance, we have a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). It covers Fiscal Year 2014-2015.

"The intended purpose of the financial report is to provide the Board of Directors, customers of the Agency, and other interested parties with reliable information on the finances of the Agency."

Maze and Associates performed an independent audit and have issued an unmodified ("clean") opinion on the Agency financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2015.

You can view the CAFR here.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I will continue to push for the availability of more public information.