Two years late, the State Water Resources Control Board finalized recommendations to California Legislature on Feb.25, about creating a statewide program to help those with low- incomes afford their water bills, known as Low Income Rate Assistance (LIRA). The Water...
CalMutuals provided comments to the State Water Resources Control Board on its Draft Policy for Developing the Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. Our recommendations included a continued focus on addressing the needs of small water...
The new advisory group formed to help identify needs and designate spending priorities for the recently created Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund met for the first time on January 13 in Rancho Cordova. CalMutuals has been monitoring the activity of the Safe and...
Joe Duran is general manager of Orange Vale Water Company in Orangevale. He joined the company in 2012 as conservation coordinator and was promoted to interim general manager and general manager. Under Joe’s leadership, the Company’s revenues have grown from $1M to...
Susan brings expertise in the areas of crisis management, conflict resolution, community relations, program development, workshop facilitation and grant writing. Susan most recently served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of...
The California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) has announced their 2019 Funding Fairs. Funding Fairs are free and provide opportunities to obtain information about currently available infrastructure grant, loan and bond financing programs and options. Each...
CalMutuals Executive Director Adán Ortega was among the 40-plus invited participants of a new group formed to advise the state on issues faced by operators of small water systems (less than 3,000 connections) in light of state mandates for water conservation stemming...
The California State Legislature’s 2019-2020 session is currently underway. We’ll be watching for bills addressing important water infrastructure and regulation issues. Already on our radar is Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget, which includes the “Safe and Affordable...
A reminder to our members that annual membership dues renew each January. Dues are based on annual revenues and support robust legislative advocacy, a mutual water company network, peer-to-peer support, access to best-in-class insurance for water systems, and free...
We look back at 2018 with pride and gratitude for you, our members. Since CalMutuals founding in 2013, we have grown from 14 original founders to over 300 members. CalMutuals has become recognized across the state as “the voice for small water systems.” We are...