GM Newsletter - August 2024
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Welcome to the August edition of the General Manager’s Newsletter. Read on to learn about what is happening at the District this month.
In this edition:
- Update: Lake Spaulding infrastructure repairs
- Actual vs forecasted reservoir levels. See the low water conditions, Page 3
- Mandatory conservation continues in efforts to refill the reservoirs, Page 4
- Plan for Water Final Technical Memorandum is released--details about strategic alternatives to meet future water needs
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PAST GM NEWSLETTERS:
July 2024: Update - Lake Spaulding infrastructure repairs; learn to become more water efficient with commonsense conservation; goats graze to reduce fire fuel vegetation
June 2024: NID and PCWA issue a joint response to Lake Spaulding infrastructure damage; NID implements mandatory water conservation measures; Water Quality Report released. NID water exceeds gov’t standards
May 2024: Water shortage update; permanent fix to South Yuba Pipe underway to allow flows in late August; customers respond to conservation request, “Plan for Water” is statewide finalist for excellence award
April 2024: Water shortage emergency declared; the District has created a webpage with updates and downloadable information; irrigation season begins, voluntary conservation requested; what is grown with NID irrigation water? See the Top Crops 2024 list
March 2024: NID declares water shortage emergency; call for water conservation after PG&E suffers significant infrastructure damage; NID receives planning grant funding for 3,000-acre forest health project with TNF; Save the date: Mulch Magic Giveaway is April 27; Water efficiency tips: now’s the time to fix a leak
February 2024: Unimpaired flows to the Bay-Delta threaten our water supply, NID Directors approve the naming of “Hoot Owl Lake, Infrastructure: new short videos released, and NID snow survey for February: 55% of average water content (before the storms)
January 2024: Planting the seeds of recovery from the River Fire, book your summer campsites now, Long Ravine campsites cleaned before winter storms, low-income water bill assistance program extended, reservoir Levels 105% of average, NID Infrastructure Library: An A-Z listing of District dams, reservoirs, canals, and more
2023
December 2023: Board of Directors select new President, Vice President; hazard trees removed along D-S Canal in the Brunswick Basin; annual hydrant flushing is ongoing in neighborhoods; Jackson Lake Dam slope stabilized ahead of snows; reservoir Levels 112% of average
November 2023: NID acquires the Deer Creek hydro development from PG&E; Rollins Powerhouse - new electrical protection installed; Dam Safety: surveyors assess Lower Scotts Flat; New parking site built near Scotts Flat Reservoir
September 2023: NID Infrastructure Library is now available; update – English Meadow Enhancement and Restoration Project; reservoir storage is 119% of average
August 2023: Congressman Kevin Kiley tours Scotts Fat Dam spillway; Public Safety: pack it in; pack it out; project updates for 2023
July 2023: NID restricts fires in campgrounds to reduce wildfire risk; black and green: committing resources to forest health; mountain recreation now accessible
June 2023: Scotts Flat day-use popularity - arrive early; $1.27 million grant to reduce fire fuel around Jackson Meadows
May 2023: Water Quality Report released, New NID Business Center hours: M-F 9-4, Mulch Magic Giveaway was a success
April 2023: Strategic Plan adopted, No Motor Day at Scotts Flat, Mulch Magic Giveaway
March 2023: Public safety alert - avoid canals, snow survey 173% of average, storm cleanup, leaks can run, but they can't hide
February 2023: U.S. Supreme Court petition; NID declares water surplus; reservoir levels 113% above average
January 2023: January storm news; book your summer campsite now; reservoir levels 120% above average
2022
December 2022: President, Vice President selected, Directors sworn in; Annual flushing begins; Reservoir levels above average
November 2022: First flows: Hemphill Fish Passage, Hydro powerhouse outage a success, reservoir levels above average
October 2022: Irrigation season ends, Osprey nest platform near the Bear River, Plan for Water update – strategic planning, Wildfire Task Force regional meeting and tour, Fire fuel treatment around Scotts Flat, Fire Department training partnership
September 2022: NID Community Survey – a snapshot of water views, forest health, and watershed management, fire fuel treatment around Scotts Flat, grant for Scotts Flat parking, reservoir levels above average
July 2022: Forest management (teaming up with state agencies), Fall Creek Flume renovated, Goats graze to reduce vegetation
June 2022: Conservation needed, campfires banned, grant awarded for Bear River Wildfire Recovery Project, annual Water Quality Report released
May 2022: Snow survey, top crops list, take the UC Cooperative Extension Agricultural Survey, Dam Safety Activities Report
April 2022: Snow survey, Tree Canopy Study, Irrigation Season Starts - Top Crops List
March 2022: Hemphill Fish Passage, water conservation slips, English Meadow Restoration Project
February 2022: Snow Survey -- plus check out a new survey video, Seasonal recreation jobs - recruitment begins
January 2022: Storm wrap-up - crews respond to keep canals flowing
2021
December 2021: Chris Bierwagen to continue as Board of Directors president, Plan for Water update, 2022 meeting calendar is released
November 2021: students tour Elizabeth George Water Treatment Plant, campground reservations begin on January 4, 2022, Plan for Water
October 2021: kickoff to Plan for Water is Nov. 9, free digital NID history book, NID water quality exceeds standards
September 2021: Cleaning the Bear River, River Fire Response & Recovery Efforts; $1.2 million to Restore English Meadow
August 2021: Plan for Water Update; River Fire Aftermath; Treated Water Conservation Comparison