Rural counties bristle at septic regs

Written by Chris Caskey, The Union Democrat May 09, 2012 02:05 pm The state of California could move forward next month on new regulations for septic sewage systems, but not without some pushback from area agencies. The State Water Resources Control Board recently released a final draft of its policy on septic systems, also known as onsite water treatment systems. The policy would set up new rules and procedures for installing, maintaining and... Read More

BOS Considers New Community Sign Ordinance

The Board will be considering adopting County Planning Department initiated modifications to the sign ordinance for community identification signs.  The modification has been supported in concept by local community groups and business associations and was imitated at the request of the Murphys Community Club who are hoping to install a new “Welcome to Murphys” sign on the highway outside of town. View the BOS agenda here.  Read More

CAP Administrator & Outreach Coordinator (AOC) This part time contract position (25 hrs and $500 per month) includes a broad range of responsibilities. The AOC will coordinate monthly activities under the direction and review of the CAP Board. The AOC will also work closely with the CAP/Calaveras Planning Coalition Facilitator and the CAP website coordinator. Successful accomplishment of the proposed goals below will also require outreach to public... Read More

Rental Noise to Continue at Lake Tulloch

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer April 28, 2012 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – The beat-thumping, paddle-boating good times will roar full throttle for at least another summer in vacation rental houses along the shores of Lake Tulloch. For years, neighbors have complained of continuous, window-rattling noise from ski boat-oriented vacation getaways that rent for up to $650 a night. For the third time in four years, the Calaveras County Board... Read More

Design review board for Moke Hill

Posted: Friday, April 27, 2012 8:51 am | Updated: 9:32 am, Fri Apr 27, 2012. In a hotly contested issue among board members and public, Calaveras County’s Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 Tuesday to form a Mokelumne Hill Design Review Committee. Originally formed to provide input on the general plans of 1983 and 1988, the committee is tasked with discussing changes to the town’s community plan as well as reviewing new construction and rehabilitation... Read More

EBMUD board votes 7-0 to drop Pardee Expansion from revised water plan

Courtesy of Foothill Conservancy On Tuesday, April 24 in Oakland, the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a revised district Water Supply Management Plan 2040 that drops the controversial expansion of Pardee Reservoir. The expansion would have destroyed at least a mile of the Mokelumne River, including a section eligible for National Wild and Scenic River designation. The original WSMP 2040, adopted... Read More

Federal agency sued over salamander

By Dana M. NicholsRecord Staff WriterApril 14, 2012 12:00 am SAN ANDREAS – The Center for Biological Diversity this week filed a lawsuit to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to come up with a plan for the recovery of the California tiger salamander. If successful, the lawsuit would force the creation of a plan similar to one that’s been in effect since 2002 for the California red-legged frog. Such plans commit federal officials... Read More

New Statewide Septic Systems Policy

New Statewide Septic Systems Policy: “Approximately 2% of existing small onsite septic systems will be affected.” A final draft of the policy is posted for public review on the State Water Board OWTS web page, along with instructions for submitting comments, more information, and a Map Tool to help determine whether you may be affected by the new policy. The State Water Board hearing is 9 a.m. Wednesday May 2 in Sacramento. Written comments... Read More

Calaveras County Highway Improvements

April 05, 2012    10:21 am B.J. Hansen, MML News Director Officials are moving closer to making numerous improvements to the Highway 12/26 intersection. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors has a public hearing scheduled for April 10th to discuss the project, which has been under review for several years. The project would make improvements to the existing four-way stop. Plans call for widening the traffic lanes, adding bike lanes, and creating... Read More

County OKs low-income apartments

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat March 28, 2012 12:44 pm Calaveras County supervisors directed county officials to continue work to bring a 30-unit housing complex to San Andreas to meet the needs of low-income and behavioral health clients. A proposal detailed in a study session Tuesday calls on the county to chip in $639,500 in allocated state Mental Health Services Act funds toward a $7.8 million overhaul of Hilltop Apartments on St.... Read More