Latest News
August 2008: AWA releases the addendum to the Amador Transmission Pipeline Final Environmental Impact Report and the board will vote on it on August 28, 2008. This addendum's purpose is to provide detail on construction activities for the smaller diameter canal pipeline, and assess any additional environmental impacts related to changes in this project. Addendum
June 2008: The Upper Jackson Creek Watershed Assessment Survey has been designed to gather some basic data from local landowners about their parcels, their resources, and their interests. Details
January 2008: PHAW receives $173,000 grant from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy for water basin study Read more
March 2007: PHAW and Amador Water Agency agree to move forward on Jackson Creek watershed management and conservation program. Read the press release
Other highlights
The Pipeline Project
The large pipeline is complete -- now what will the Amador Water Agency do with the historic
Amador Canal?
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The "Growth" Connection
The pipeline project was supposed to provide us with enough water until 2057.
Now the Amador Water Agency is stating we will run out of water by 2030. As long as new developments continue to be
approved, Amador County will always be facing a water shortage.
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Preserve Our Local Environment
The watershed has already changed since the pipeline has
been in place and the canal flows have been reduced.
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