Without Water, is there a
Future for the Auburn Dam?

The Auburn Dam has long been considered the best solution for water storage, clean energy, and flood prevention, but on July 21, these valuable opportunities may be lost if we lose the water rights to fill it. The State has a use-it-or-lose-it water rights policy.

The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a hearing to receive evidence relevant to determining whether Permits assigned to the United States Bureau of Reclamation should be revoked.  All four permits for the Auburn Dam Project require that “actual construction work shall begin on or before nine months from date of permit and shall thereafter be

Will New Natural Resource Policies Cost you Money and Land?

El Dorado County is currently developing the Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP). If we don’t pay attention to it’s creation, rare plants and animals may cost you your land rights and substantial fees.

Policy 7.4.2.8 requires the County to develop and implement an INRMP that identifies important habitat in the County and establishes a program for effective habitat preservation and management. The INRMP shall include a "Habitat Inventory," which requires an

Who is He &
Why Does He Want Water?

Ed Whoppa is not a name, it is an acronym that stands for the El Dorado Water And Power Authority (EDWAPA), a consortium of El Dorado County water agencies and purveyors which consists of elected officials from the El Dorado County Water Agency, El Dorado Irrigation District, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, and Georgetown Divide Public Utility District.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will soon be holding public hearings to consider what should be done about Measure Y which was a traffic initiative placed on the ballot by the voters back in 1998 as an amendment to the 1996 General Plan. It stipulated that, “Prior to expiration, it shall be placed on the ballot again to let the voters decide on a further 10 year extension”.