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Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Project Underway – We Need Your Input!
January 24, 2024
We Need Your Input
The Three Valleys Municipal Water District (Three Valleys) is seeking input from our member agencies, community members and other stakeholders as we prepare our Hazard Mitigation Plan (The Plan). The Plan will help all of us be more resilient against natural hazards. We have completed the Initial Draft Plan and are now ready to proceed with the rest of the planning process. The next step is to reach out to our member agencies, community members and other stakeholders to gather their questions, thoughts, and recommendations for creating the best plan possible.
What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?
A Hazard Mitigation Plan is a framework that will guide Three Valleys in making decisions and developing policies to reduce or eliminate risks to life and property. The plan identifies the types of hazards that threaten the service area, evaluates our vulnerability to those threats, and outlines a strategy to reduce or eliminate the risk posed by those threats. Whether retrofitting infrastructure or adding storm drains, the Plan identifies a range of actions and projects that will help us avoid damage and recover quickly from hazard events.
Why is the Plan Important?
The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 passed by Congress requires that all forms of local government maintain an approved hazard mitigation plan to be eligible for and receive certain types of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other hazard mitigation funds. Receipt of these funds can be critical to the implementation of identified hazard mitigation programs that break the cycle of disaster, damage, restoration, and repeated damage.
Why is my input needed?
In order to do a thorough job of identifying and planning for future disasters, we need your input. Three Valleys wants to hear your thoughts on the hazards and mitigation strategy identified in the Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Contact Information
For questions or to provide your comments, please click on the following link to view the PWAG Draft Base Plan and the Annex-TVMWD documents at: https://pwagroup.org/news/
Three Valleys Municipal Water District Wins 2023 - ACWA Most Active Agency Outreach Award
November 30, 2023
Three Valleys Municipal Water District Wins 2023 - ACWA Most Active Agency Outreach Award
Claremont, California – Three Valleys Municipal Water District was honored by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) as the association’s top outreach agency winner and top small agency winner for the State of California in 2023. The District, one of nearly 500 member agencies belonging to ACWA, had previously been honored eight times as the top outreach winner and once in the top small agency winner category. In addition, this marks the fifteenth year that the District has been recognized by ACWA as the regional outreach leader covering the San Gabriel Valley.
Outreach winners are recognized for their efforts in responding to key legislative issues and making quality contacts with congressional, state assembly and state senate members on California water legislation. One area that received significant attention in 2023 included considerable progress on the California Water For All legislation SB 366 (Caballero), which the District heavily lobbied as part of a statewide coalition. Three Valleys hosted a variety of briefings & tours for legislators and their staff members at its water treatment plant in Claremont, and also visited their Capitol offices to discuss key water issues taking place in their respective districts.
ACWA acknowledged the achievements of Three Valleys Municipal Water District at the 2023 ACWA Fall Conference on Wednesday, November 30th in Indian Wells, California.
Three Valleys Municipal Water District Wins 2023 - Top Outreach Award for the Region
October 04, 2023
Three Valleys Municipal Water District Wins Top Outreach Award For The Region
Claremont, California – Three Valleys Municipal Water District (the District) has been notified by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) that it was selected as the top outreach winner in its region for 2023. ACWA is the largest statewide coalition of water agencies in the country, with more than 460 public agencies. The District falls in ACWA’s Region 8, comprised of both Los Angeles and Ventura County. This marks the fifteenth time that the District has been honored by ACWA with this award.
Outreach winners are recognized for their efforts in responding to key legislative issues and making quality contacts with congress members, state assembly members and senators on water legislation throughout California. The District remained active during the year on several important measures, including support for the California Water Plan, the defeat of several dangerous water right bills and efforts to stop legislation that threatened local control for public agencies. The District also engaged with its local legislators throughout the year at their Capitol offices and at several regional events.
ACWA will acknowledge the achievement of Three Valleys Municipal Water District at the 2023 ACWA Fall Conference on Thursday, November 30th in Indian Wells, Ca.
Three Valleys Municipal Water District Terminates Its Involvement In the Bonanza Springs Study
November 16 , 2022
Claremont, California – At its regular board meeting this morning, the Three Valleys Municipal Water District (District), represented by its legal counsel, made the following statement regarding the District’s involvement with the ongoing Bonanza Springs Study:
In accordance with the unanimous direction and authority that was given and publicly announced by the Board at its meeting of September 9, 2022 - which was once again reiterated publicly pursuant to the closed session announcement issued by the Board during its meeting of October 19, 2022 - I would like to announce that a formal agreement with Aquilogic and Cadiz to terminate the District’s involvement in the Bonanza Springs Study was entered into yesterday. A copy of that Agreement has been posted on the District’s website. As a result, the District has completed its exit out of the management and administration of the Bonanza Springs Study as previously and publicly instructed by the Board. Consequently, since the District is no longer subject to potential exposure to liability as a result of the District’s now-completed termination of its involvement in the Bonanza Springs Study in light of the provisions of the Agreement which expressly state that (1) the District’s obligations in connection with the management of the Study are terminated, (2) the termination does not constitute a breach of contract, (3) the District is released from liability with respect to the termination of its administration of the Study, and (4) Cadiz will indemnify the District from any future liability arising out of the Study, I therefore request that the Board remove Item No. 11.A. from closed session consideration and approve the agenda as amended.
The District board had previously voted unanimously to terminate its involvement by a 7-0 vote.