EID News Releases

District News Releases

Date	Link to News Release
9/2	"Board Adopts Advisory Panel's Recommended Principles to Guide the Cost-of-Services Study and Future Rate-Setting"
8/25	"District to Sign Long-Term Water Contract"
8/10	"Partnership to Help EID Customers in Financial Emergencies—Board Okays District’s Response to Grand Jury Recommendations for Websites"
8/4	"Escrow Closes on EID/Forest Service Land Exchange—$294,065 Check Delivered to the District"
7/27	"Board Authorizes Cost-of-Service Study; District Receives PG&E Energy Efficiency Rebate and Award; Redistricting Process Discussed"
7/19	"Caution Recommended at Caples Creek and Silver Fork American River"
7/15	"Caples Lake Boat Launch Facility—Forest Service and EID Host Official Opening"
6/29	"New Caples Lake Boat Launch Gets Rave Reviews; Low Interest Rates and Higher Power Revenues Highlight Finance Report"
6/15	"Long-Term Water Contract Closer to Completion"
6/07	"Caution Recommended at Caples Creek and Silver Fork American Rivers"
5/25	"EID Reaches Settlement Agreement with CSPA: Board Decision Follows Staff Report on the District's Sewer Systems"
4/26	"EID and Forest Service Finalize Land Exchange: Cost Savings, Management Efficiencies are the Result"
4/12	"EID Makes Progress on Financial Tasks and Directives"
3/29	"Labor Agreement Cuts Costs by $2.2 Million–$2.8 Million Over 4 Years"
3/22	"EID Cuts $1.3 Million in Personnel Costs"
3/9	"EID Debt Restructuring Saves $12 Million over Next Three Years"
2/23	"Board Adopts Significantly Curtailed Capital Improvement Plan—State Legislative Committee Votes “No” on Request for a State Audit of the District—Flume 51 Replacement Project Wins “Outstanding Engineering Project Award”"
2/8	"Board Adopts Revised 2010 Budget Based on 'Plan B'"
2/5	"EID Board Adopts New Rates under “Plan B” and Sets New Financial Practices in Motion"
2/3	"El Dorado County and Shingle Springs/Cameron Park Chambers of Commerce Thank EID for Alternative Rate Increase Proposal"
1/26	"EID Engineering Standing Committee to Meet in Special Session—Discussion Will Focus on Staff Proposal to Delay Capital Improvement Projects"
1/25	"Board Hears Presentation on Alternative Rate Increase Proposals 2010 Rate Increases Would Be Cut in Half "
1/22	"“Safety First” Reduces Employee Injuries/Accidents and Workers’ Compensation Costs to EID—Savings of $7 Million Over 6 Years Realized through Employee Diligence"
1/21	"New Meeting Place for EID's February 4 Public Hearing "
1/15	"EID to Hold Additional Public Workshops On Proposed Rate Increases "
1/11	"EID Board Briefed on Details of Bond Covenants "
12/18	"Caution Recommended at Ice-Covered Echo, Silver, and Caples Lakes"
12/14	"Fraser, Norris Elected as Board Officers; Draft Capital Improvement Plan Addressed Regional Group Honors Fraser; District Receives Conservation Award from Statewide Association"
11/24	"Board Adopts 2010 Budget—Additional $1 Million Cut in Expenses and Proposed Rate Increase Included"
11/13	"Repair of Diamond Springs Main Scheduled for November 18"
11/11	"Workshop Outlines Considerations for 2010 Budget and Beyond"
11/9	"Group Issues Notice to Sue EID over Alleged Wastewater Treatment Plant Violations and Sewage Spills"
10/26	"Customer Survey Results Are In"
10/14	"EID Director Bill George Elected to Regional Board of Statewide Water Association"
9/23	"Silver Lake boat ramp opens early"
9/18	"Update: Silver Lake boat ramp to close for three days"
9/17	"Silver Lake Boat Ramp to close for six days"
9/14	"Group Sues Regional Water Quality Control Board; EID Named 'Real Party In Interest'"
8/26	"El Dorado County Sheriff's Office issues press release for theft of backflow prevention valves in El Dorado Hills and Shingle Springs"
8/24	"Board approves design work for small hydropower projects"
8/21	"New Wastewater Collection System Plan in Place"
8/17	"Accidental Release of Water from Canal Quickly Controlled"
8/12	"Board Adopts Mitigated Negative Declaration for New Rancho Del Sol Water Tank: Standing Committee Hears Financial Projections”
8/5	"Jim Abercrombie to Start as EID General Manager in September”
8/3	"State EID Workers’ Comp Insurance Costs Decrease: Employees thanked for their diligence”
7/22	"State Poised to Raid Local Coffers EID Board Officers: “No Solution to State Budget Woes”"
7/16	"Invasive mussels topic of concern"
7/2	"Caples Lake fills, fish restocking commences"
6/25	"Trophy fish released into Caples Lake"
6/23	"Board Discusses Potential Property Tax Take-away: EID will apply for small hydropower project financing; Employees are recognized for outstanding service and GIS certification"
6/9	"Contract for Flume Replacement Benefits Local Economy: Board Supports EID Director Harry Norris for LAFCO Seat"
5/27	"Tests show sewage spill had no adverse effects on Cameron Park Lake"
5/27	"EID Board Ends Stage 1 Drought Declaration for Entire Service Area: Board also says "No" to State borrowing of local tax revenues"
5/22	"EID Board to Meet in Special Session: Discussion will center on lifting the stage 1 drought declaration and a resolution opposed to state borrowing of local property tax revenues"
5/13	"Water supply outlook improves"
5/11	"Restocking of Caples Lake will begin in May before Memorial Day weekend"

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