California Association of Mutual Water Companies

BAYWORK Webinar: Drought: How Utilities Are Managing the Lack of Water
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar Only
Drought is on all of our minds, and may be here to stay. Hear panelists from four BAYWORK agencies discuss how their utilities have responded to the drought, the challenges they are facing and future plans for dealing with climate change. The panelists will address various aspects of drought response, such as public communications, water supply and watershed management.
PANELISTS
Tami Church – Associate Water Resources Planner, Zone 7 Water
Linda Hu – Manager of Water Supply Improvements, East Bay MUD
Pam Jeane – Assistant General Manager – Operations, Sonoma Water
Kirsten Struve – Assistant Officer – Water Supply Division, Valley Water
Alice Towey – Manager of Water Conservation, East Bay MUD

Contact Hours: SWRCB contact hours (1.5) pending approval. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance that can be used to verify educational hours for other organizations, such as CWEA.

EFCN Webinar: ARPA Final Rule Updates for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Projects
2022-03-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar Only
Join experts from the Environmental Finance Center Network for an overview of the U.S. Treasury’s Final Rule for Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Participants will learn more about the updated guidance provided in the Final Rule and the implications it has for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects.
Presenters: Elsemarie Mullins, Project Director, UNC Chapel Hill Environmental Finance Center; Kimberly Kirkhart, Graduate Research Assistant, UNC Chapel Hill Environmental Finance Center
Who Should Attend:

Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

EFCN Webinar: Session 4: Taking Action to Address Apparent Losses
2022-03-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Session 4 will focus on taking action to address apparent water loss identified in the audit. In this session, experts from the EFCN will discuss the resources and tools available for small systems to reduce apparent losses.
Who Should Attend:

Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

DWR & SWRCB: Water Shortage Contingency Plan Template Development for Small Water Suppliers
2022-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar Only
CONTEXT: In September 2021, Senate Bill 552 (SB 552) was signed by Governor Newsom and enacted into law. SB 552 includes new responsibilities and requirements at both the state and local level to help small water systems and rural communities reduce their risk of inadequate water supply amid a water shortage event.
MEETING PURPOSE: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), in collaboration with the State Water Board, is hosting a series of stakeholder meetings to inform the development of an abridge Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) template as part of a comprehensive effort to assist small water systems in meeting these new requirements. At this first meeting, DWR and State Water Board staff will provide an overview of the legislation requirements, review a proposed abridge WSCP template outline, and solicit participants input on the template content and function.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Community water systems with 1000-2999 connections or K-12 schools that are public water systems. Water systems technical assistance providers who can assist with these requirements.
LOGISTICS: The meeting will be held on a Zoom meeting platform on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 2PM – 4PM. Registration is required to attend the meeting:
https://csus.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdOGrqj8oHd3qvvBEdMHsaGXe51VRy4Y4
MEETING MATERIALS: Meeting agenda and related materials will be shared ahead of the meeting.

BAYWORK: Water Workforce - Women Mentoring Women - Speed Mentoring Event
2022-06-23 11:30 - 13:00 | Webinar Only
Thursday, June 23rd ~ 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Join us for a unique speed mentoring event to learn from your fellow women industry peers and leaders about their challenges and opportunities, and the various actions they took to enter in and grow within their work function. This limited seating virtual event will provide participants 4 rapid sessions in which you will engage with mentors to ask questions and seek advice on your interest within the various work functions. Limited Seating!
Register Here

SAFER Advisory Group Meeting #3
2022-09-09 10:00 - 17:00 | Webinar Only
The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Advisory Group will hold its third meeting of 2022. A quorum of State Water Resources Control Board members may be present, but no action will be taken.
SAFER Program: Advisory Group Meeting
September 9, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Remote Participation Only
PURPOSE
This meeting will bring together the SAFER Advisory Group to discuss items on the following agenda. Items on this agenda are numbered for identification purposes only; the SAFER Advisory Group may consider the items out of the listed order.
AGENDA
1. Draft Fund Expenditure Plan
2. Strategy for Domestic Wells and State Small Water Systems
3. Point of Use and Point of Entry (POU/POE) White Paper
4. Public Comment
5. SAFER Program Updates
6. Advisory Group Member Announcements

2024 CalMutuals & CalMutuals JPRIMA Annual Meeting & Board Retreat
2024-09-30 08:00 - 16:00 | Hotel Maya, 700 Queensway Dr, Long Beach, CA, 90802, United States
We cordially invite you to join us for the 2024 Annual Meeting of the California Association of Mutual Water Companies (CalMutuals) and CalMutuals’ Joint Powers Risk and Insurance Management Authority (CalMutuals JPRIMA). Registration is FREE for members of CalMutuals, CalMutuals JPRIMA and the Community Water Systems Alliance, as well as for our insurance broker partners. Our annual meeting will be held Monday, September 30, 2024 at the Hotel Maya, 700 Queensway Dr, Long Beach, CA 90802. The agenda for the meeting is still being finalized.
To register, visit https://caomwc.wildapricot.org/event-5820542.
To reserve a room at the Hotel Maya, use the following link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/calmutualsmeetingretreat/. The reference rate/group code is “918” or “CDT918”. The last day date to receive the group rate is Friday, September 6, 2024.
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PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROXY for election of the CalMutuals Board of Directors.
We invite you to vote by downloading and returning the proxy forms through email to ceili@calmutuals.org or by fax to (714) 398-8819.
You should have received an email from Association Voting with the instructions, links, and credentials to vote in the CalMutuals Board of Directors election online. If you cannot locate the email, please reach out by email ceili@calmutuals.org or by telephone 714-709-4040 ext. 2, and we will provide it to you.
