This just in … Here’s the text for Governor Brown’s compromise bond proposal

“Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders floated a $7.195 billion water bond compromise Monday, as the deadline to get a replacement measure on the ballot looms.  Brown and Democratic leaders have sought to revise the bond currently set to go before voters in November, which was written in 2009 and costs $11.1 billion — a price tag Brown says is too high. … “Read Here or LA Times  Read More

Curtailments to junior water rights are just the beginning if California’s drought continues.

Calaveras Enterprise, July 8 State Water Resources Control Board hearing: The slide summarized water supply and demand this summer in the vast Sacramento and San Joaquin watersheds: Read Here  Read More

City eyes planning developments

By Alicia Castro | Posted: Friday, June 6, 2014 6:00 am /Calaveras Enterprise The Angels Camp Planning Department had the attention of the city council Tuesday night when it presented projects and ordinances related to the city’s growth. One such item was the Partnership Planning Grant, an award of $150,000 granted to the city from Caltrans through the Calaveras Council of Governments in 2013 to review the north Highway 4 and 49 intersection. The... Read More

District 5 and the General Plan update

By Muriel Zeller | Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014 6:00 am As a resident of District 5, I read with interest the Enterprise’s “District 5 Questionnaire” completed by the incumbent Supervisor Darren Spellman and his three challengers in the upcoming election – Roy Estakhri, Steve Kearney and Marti Crane. I was particularly interested in responses that related to the interminably ongoing update of the county’s General Plan and whether community... Read More

CCWD board votes to give GM the boot

Water agency fires GM Mitch Dion after only 18 months; agency has had eight general managers in 10 years. Calaveras Enterprise, June 3  Read More

Draft General Plan document should be late summer.

At the May 27th Board of Supervisors meeting the new Planning Director stated that the release of a draft General Plan document should be late summer.  In a vote at that meeting the Board of Supervisors extended the contract with Augustine Planning Associates (APA) thru to December 31, 2015.  This extension of time will allow APA to finish the GPU, participate in upcoming public meetings and hearings associated with the GPU process and eliminate... Read More

DWR’s IRWM Program website

DWR’s IRWN website has been updated with additional IRWM information and new interactive features.  Please visit and bookmark the new page at: http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/.        Read More

Calaveras Community Planning Coaliton Comments on Water Plan

On April 18, 2014, CAP’s Tom Infusino submitted, on behalf of the Calaveras Community Planning Coalition, comments on DWR’s draft review of the Final MAC IRWMP Update submitted by UMRWA.  In addition to these comments,  a disk of support materials was added for the record.  Most of these documents accompanied the October 17, 2012 comments on the Draft MAC IRWMP, but... Read More

State Water Board adds Frequently Asked Questions to Drought Year Water Actions page

The page has answers to basic questions about the drought, water rights, and State Water Board actions, as well as an extensive section on the Temporary Urgency Change petitions and curtailments.  For more, go here:  State Water Board Drought Year Water Actions Frequently Asked Questions  Read More

Health district gears up for road ahead

By Alicia Castro | Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 6:00 am/The Calaveras Enterprise The Mark Twain Health Care District Board took the path most traveled this week by joining a lengthy group of supporters for a trail route through San Andreas. “We have a lot of wonderful segments, but they’re like isolated islands,” said Jim Kavanagh, San Andreas Recreation and Park District board director. “We hope to create pedestrian and bicycle opportunities... Read More