For the Agency’s policy on service discontinuation, see the SB 998 tab at the top of the page or go to this link http://southfeather.com/sb998.
Newsroom
Save Water. Save California
As you know, California is facing serious water challenges. In the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor, we are highlighting these tips:
- Even tiny leaks can be huge water wasters
- Water plant, NOT pavement
- Use less water by using drought tolerant plants
North Yuba Water District sues SFWPA
A press release regarding the complaint filed by North Yuba Water District against South Feather Water and Power Agency along with a timeline of the conflict can be found here on the NYWD link above or https://southfeather.com/nywd
“North Yuba Water District Sues South Feather Water Power Authority for Breach of Contract”
“Brownsville, CA – June 18, 2020 – Thursday, North Yuba Water District (NYWD) filed a lawsuit against South Feather Water and Power Authority (SFWPA) asserting a number of legal issues, including breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.” — 6/18/2021… North Yuba Water District | Legislative & Legal Affairs (nywd.org)
Appropriations Limit for 2019
The Agency’s 2019 Appropriations Limit has been calculated at $1,026,619. Proceeds from property taxes for the Agency in 2019 are budgeted to be $543,800.
Please see the complete report for more information: 2019 Appropriations Limit
Data Request regarding NYWD hydroelectric revenue payments
Communication Page
In an effort to reach more customers, South Feather Water and Power Agency has created this communication page. If you would like more information on the topics below, please fill out the contact information and select the categories of most interest to you. As information becomes available we will send the articles to your email address.
- Agency News: Events, elections, history and financial updates
- Outage – Irrigation: Irrigation seasons, emergency and planned irrigation outages
- Outage – Potable: Issues regarding water quality, planned and emergency domestic water outages.
- Water Conservation: Methods of conservation, tips and legislation
How Do I Apply for Water?
Please see our new page on applying for water service at “How do I find out if water is available on my property?“
DWR Spillway Failure
The current flows and spillway failure does not
impact South Feather distribution of treated water.
For more information visit DWR’s web page:
http://www.water.ca.gov/recent_news.cfm
or
call (800) 952-5530
Get the Facts: Lead and California’s Drinking Water
DWR Offering Rebates
The “turf and toilet” rebate program is financed by the Proposition 1 water bond approved by voters in 2014. The program will help carry out Governor Brown’s April 1 Executive Order on drought to further reduce water use in homes by replacing more than 10 million square-feet of lawn and upgrading more than 60,000 water-wasting toilets.
DWR will oversee the two rebate programs, which provide a $100 consumer rebate to replace one old toilet per household and up to $2 per square foot for lawn replacement. Californians can visit www.SaveOurWaterRebates.com to apply for the rebates.
Letter to Customers regarding Water Conservation
June 3, 2015
Re: Implementing State-Mandated Drought Contingencies
Dear Water User:
On April 1, 2015, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-29-15, directing the State Water Board to issue emergency water conservation regulations to achieve a mandatory statewide 25% reduction in potable water usage through February 28, 2016. Subsequently, the State Water Board adopted Emergency Regulations which, among other things, impose additional water use prohibitions and mandate the Agency to achieve 36% savings in its customers’ potable water use in 2015 as compared to their use in 2013.
The Agency’s current available water supply, in conjunction with its customers’ conservation record and the Agency’s conservation efforts, would not independently justify imposing a mandatory 36% reduction in the Agency’s potable water production in order to protect against continuing drought conditions, as the Emergency Regulations do. Were it not for these mandatory regulations, South Feather Water and Power would not have to impose restrictions on its customers other than to request reasonable and voluntary conservation efforts. The Agency’s water storage currently stands at 70% of average for this time of year, which amount exceeds well over four times its customers’ annual potable demand.
Although the Agency believes that the State is imposing conservation measures on Agency customers that are inappropriate and unnecessary, South Feather intends to utilize its best efforts to comply with the Emergency Regulations’ mandates, which include the following wasteful water practices:
- Applying potable water to outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots, or structures;
- Use of a hose that dispenses potable water to wash a motor vehicle, except where the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle or device attached to it that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use;
- The application of potable water to driveways and sidewalks;
- The use of potable water in a fountain or other decorative water feature, except where the water is part of a recirculating system;
- The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall;
- The serving of drinking water other than upon request in eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, cafes, cafeterias, bars, or other public places where food or drink are served and/or purchased; and,
- The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public street medians;
- The irrigation with potable water of landscapes outside of newly constructed homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements established by the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development; and,
- Failure of the operator of hotels and motels to provide guests with the option of not having towels and linens laundered daily.
Also, outdoor irrigation of ornamental landscapes or turf utilizing potable water shall only be conducted between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. This restriction does not apply to the limited use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, an irrigation system that uses stream rotor sprinklers that meet a 70% efficiency standard, very low-flow drip-type irrigation systems where no emitter produces more than two gallons of water per hour, or to commercial nurseries and growers utilizing non-potable, raw water.
We know that our customers are conscious of the drought because they already achieved a 10% decrease in 2014 as compared to 2013, and they are on track to conserve even more in 2015. So, in addition to implementing the mandatory conservation measures listed above, we’re asking Agency customers to implement measures within their households and businesses to reduce per-capita water use by 25% so that we can achieve the Agency’s assigned water conservation goal (water saving tips are available at www.southfeather.com). The Agency has no plans to impose water budgets or penalties on its customers, and there are also no plans to increase water rates to affect conservation.
Please let me know if you have questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
South Feather Water and Power Agency
Michael C. Glaze, General Manager
A conversation with Mike Glaze about California’s drought, water rates and economic development
Interview courtesy of Bill Sharman at KHP Radio FM 97.1 in Oroville, California. Interview originally aired on KHP Radio on May 10, 2015.
2015 Drought Information
In response to the Governor’s April 1 drought emergency proclamation, South Feather Water and Power Agency is asking its customers to implement measures within their households and businesses to reduce per-capita water use by 25%. Customers are also being asked to limit their outdoor irrigation of ornamental landscapes and turf to every other day.
On April 1, 2015, the Agency had approximately 115,000 acre-feet of water in storage. End-of-year storage will be 60,000 acre-feet. Water consumed by customers for all purposes in 2015 will be less than 20,000 acre-feet. Conserved water remains in storage for the exclusive use of Agency customers.
Lost Creek Dam and Reservoir
In order to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations, South Feather Water and Power Agency will be performing a significant modification project to the Lost Creek Dam that will result in increased strength and serviceability of the dam. As a result, Lost Creek Dam and Reservoir will be closed to the public beginning in the spring of 2015 through the fall of 2017. Any change in status of this project will be posted at www.southfeather.com
All questions relating to this project can be directed to Shawn Hayse at 530-538-8856; or through email at shayse@southfeather.com
Lost Creek Dam Bid Results
Contractor Name |
Total Bid Amount ($) |
Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc. | $ 19,664,650 |
Flat Iron West, Inc. | $ 21,486,825 |
Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. | $ 23,674,610 |
Kiewit Infrastructure West, Inc. | $ 23,743,000 |
Proven | $ 24,857,777 |
ASI Constructors, Inc. | $ 26,407,070 |
Syblon-Reid | $ 26,990,850 |
Granite Construction Company | $ 27,736,949 |
Lost Creek Dam Modification Project – Eligible Contractors List
Company | Contact Name | Contact Info |
McMillen, LLC | Curtis NeibaurCurtis.neibaur@Mcmillen-llc.com
|
208-342-4214208-342-4216
1401 Shoreline Dr. Boise, ID 83702 |
Midwest Mobile Waterjet LLC | Brian GleesonBgleeson@mmwaterjet.com | 651-755-7089651-497-0417
555 Barge Channel Road St. Paul. MN 55107 |
Johnson-Wilson Constructors, Inc. | Gary Wilson, P.E.Gary@johnson-wilson.com | (406) 443-0847(406) 459-3658 |
MCM Construction, Inc. | Ron BurchRburch@mcmconstructioninc.com | (916) 334-1221(916) 334-0562
6413 32nd Street North Highlands, CA 95660 |
SSL Innovative Construction Products (MSEPlus) | Andrew ThompsonAndrewt@mseplus.com | (831) 430-9300(831) 3430-9340
4740 Scotts Valley Drive, Suite E Scotts Valley, CA 95066 |
RA Nemetz Construction | Mark LoveMark@ranemetz.com | (209) 744-1001(209) 744-1005
(916) 869-4813 PO Box 5306 Galt, CA 95632 |
California Drilling & Blasting Co., Inc. | Kenny LuysterKluyster@cadrillnblast.com | (209) 785-1650 |
Kiewit | Phil DupuisPhil.dupuis@kiewit.com | |
Holdrege & Kull | Shane Cummingssdcummings@handk.net | (530) 894-2487(530) 894-2437
(530) 362-0142 8 Seville Court, Ste 100 Chico, CA 95928 |
CMC Rebar | Megan VillalobosMegan.villalobos@cmc.com | (209) 834-9330(209) 836-1457
120 W. Larch Road Tracy, CA 95304 |
Granite Construction Co. | Colin CrawfordColin.crawford@gcinc.com | (916) 855-4466(916) 825-4965
(916) 369-0429 4001 Bradshaw Road Sacramento, CA 95827 |
HydroPressure Cleaning, Inc. | Jeff GlassJeffg@hydropressure.com | (805) 383-2868(805) 388-0423
(805) 509-3930 413 Dawson Drive Camarillo, CA 93012 |
Ford Construction Company | Jim Murrayest@ford-construction.com | (209) 333-1116(209) 333-8597
639 East Lockeford St Lodi, CA 95240 |
Syblon Reid | Scott GoodallScottG@srco.com | (916) 351-0457(916) 351-1674
PO Box 100 Folsom, CA 95763 |
SMB Industries dba Metal Works | Trista HamblinTrista@mtlwks.com | (530) 532-3710(530) 532-3760
550 Georgia Pacific Way Oroville, CA 95965 |
ASI Constructors, Inc. | Richard W. King, Estimating ManagerRking@asiconstructors.com | (719) 647-2821(719) 647-2890
1850 E. Platteville Blvd. Pueblo West, CO 81007 |
Barnard Construction | Kevin SchneiderKevin.schneider@barnard-inc.com | (406) 586-1995(406) 581-7899
701 Gold Avenue Bozeman, MT 59715 |
K.W. Emerson, Inc. | Mike McPheeMike@kwemerson.com | (209) 754-3839 x. 102(209) 754-3830
P.O. Box 549 413 W. St. Charles St. San Andreas, CA 95249 |
Shimmick Construction | Jamie HelmickJhelmick@shimmick.com | (510) 777-5000(510) 777-5099
8201 Edgewater Dr., Suite 201 Oakland, CA 94621 |
D.A. Lampe Construction | Darren Lampedalampeconst@comcast.net | (530) 520-0742(530) 343-7442
P.O. Box 1218 Durham, CA 95938 (Mail) 3060 Thorntree Dr. #90 Chico, CA 95973 (office) |
Hughes Brothers Inc. | Casey MattsonCasey.mattson@hughesbros.com | (800) 869-0359(402) 646-6262
(402) 643-2149 210 N 13th St P.O. Box 159 Seward, NE 68434-0159 |
OneSource Distributors | George GuilloryGguillory@1sourcedist.com | (510) 441-2411 x5106(707) 290-7100
2001 Marina Blvd San Leandro, CA 94577 |
ProVen Management Inc. | Maria MaresMaria@provenmanagement.com | (415) 421-9500(415) 421-9600
2000 Fifth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 |
Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc. | Nick NjirichNick@sierramtn.net | (415) 896-2859(415) 830-7150
(800) 507-5295 16355 Yosemite Road Sonora, CA 95370 |
C&K Johnson Industries, Inc. | Jesse JohnsonCkjohnsonind@gmail.com | (707) 822-7687(707) 822-5813
1061 Samoa Blvd Arcata, CA 95521 |
Garco Construction, Inc. | Tim R. LoucksTloucks@garco.com | (509) 535-4688(509) 535-1384
(509) 755-7222 4114 E. Broadway Ave Spokane Valley, WA 99202 |
Cutting Technologies | Jay FaithJay@cuttingtechnologies.com | (856) 456-2255(856) 456-8070
101 Washington Ave Gloucester City, NJ 08030 |
Neil’s Controlled Blasting | Craig Lepleycallepca@aol.com | (415) 760-6779(916) 663-2507
490 Main Street Newcastle, CA 95658 |
J.E. McAmis | Scott Vandegriftsvandegrift@jemcamis.com | (530) 891-5061(530) 624-9732
621 Country Dr. Chico, CA 95928 |
Flatiron West, Inc. | Lillian SimonLiSimon@flatironcorp.com | (707) 742-6000(707) 742-6053
(707) 746-1603 (fax) 2100 Goodyear Road Benicia, CA 94510 |
American Hydro | John Bertjbert@americanhydro.net | (443) 324-5891(410) 574-8470
(410) 574-8472 9209 Philadelphia Road Baltimore, MD 21237
|
HPC, Inc. | Paul Phelpspaulp@hydropressure.com
|
805-760-3438413 Dawson Dr.
Camarillo, CA 93012 |
Central Environmental Inc. | Tallun Andersontallun@cei-alaska.com
|
907-632-0297311 N. Sitka St
Anchorage, AK |
Condon-Johnson | Mark Morrisonmmorrison@condon-johnson.com
|
510-636-2100480 Roland Way Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94621 |
Manito Construction Inc. | Ron Sanchezjeff@manitoconstruction.com
|
925-260-7118925-600-0220
1043 Serpentine Ln Pleasonton, CA 95945 |
Nordic Industries | Ray Bertelsenestimating@nordicind.com | 530-742-7124530-742-5545
1437 Furneaux Rd. Olivehurst, CA 95961 |
Penhall Company | Ron LeRossignolrlerossignol@penhall.com | 916-842-95138416 Specialty Circle
Sacramento, CA 95628 |
Lost Creek Dam Improvement Project
*** Updated: September 25, 2014 ***
On September 15, 2014, the bid specifications and drawings for the Lost Creek Dam Improvement Project were issued to contractors that have executed a Non-disclosure Agreement with SFWPA. To receive bid documents and supporting data, a Non-disclosure Agreement must be submitted to SFWPA Power Division Manager, Kathy Zancanella (Kzancanella@southfeather.com), no later than September 24, 2014. A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be held at 10am on September 29, 2014 at the SFWPA Board Room located at 2310 Oro Quincy Highway, Oroville, CA 95966. Bids will be opened on October 24, 2014. No new prime contractors will be allowed to participate in the bid process after the September 29, 2014 pre-bid meeting. Subcontractors who want to review bid documents must either execute a non-disclosure agreement with SFWPA prior to the pre-bid meeting or be added to a prime contractor’s subcontractor list.
Lost Creek Dam Improvement Project
The Lost Creek Dam Improvement Project will be released to bid when the final engineering approvals are received from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the California Division of Safety of Dams. This is expected to occur in August-September 2014.
Parties interested in receiving notifications relating to the procurement process for the subject project should contact the Project Engineer at AECOM Technical Services, Inc., via regular U.S. mail or email at the addresses provide below in order to be added to the list.
U.S. Mail: | |
Thomas R. Barnard, PE AECOM Technical Services, Inc. 2020 L Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95811 |
Thomas.barnard@aecom.com |
Please provide contact information for the person to be notified regarding the status of the construction services procurement process for the subject project as follows:
Contractor Name |
Primary Contact: Name, Voice and Fax Telephone Numbers [please provide only one contact person] |
Mailing Address |
Email Address |
Interested parties will be required to execute a Non-disclosure Agreement with South Feather Water and Power Agency prior to receiving any bid documents that are considered Critical Energy Infrastructure Information.
2014 Appropriations Limit
This notice contains South Feather Water and Power’s proposed resolution for the May 27, 2014 board meeting. This resolution will establish the 2014 Appropriation Limit.