"Save Serene Lakes" update for June 2010:
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Breaking News: An "Over the top" $20.2 million Expansion Plan is Announced for DSPUD's Wastewater Treatment Plant
News: (for a complete news timeline see "news timeline")
- Eco:Logic, DSPUD's engineering consultants, have released their upgrade and expansion recommendations. Their $20.2 million proposal can be found here: (warning, the pdf is 5MBytes) dspud_facility_plan_final_may_2010 with an appendix here: Appendixes D-F.
- Much of the DSPUD facility plan's proposal is due to expansion. An $8.3M "Ford" alternative to Eco:Logic's $20.2M "Ferrari" proposal is a "Just Fix It" plan (i.e., a Ford) that looks at how the current plant can be fixed without expansion. The $8.3M "Just Fix It" plan is here: Comments on the DSPUD Facility Plan.
- Assuming a 20 year, 5% interest loan, each homeowner's rates will increase about $890/year to pay for the $20.2M project. A loan for the $8.3M "Just Fix It" plan would increase rates about $365/year. The actual rate increase will depend upon final cost estimates, potential grants, and interest rates.
- Comments can be made to DSPUD about the plan by sending them to comments@dspud.com.
- Two public meetings will be held at Judah Lodge, Sugar Bowl: A Joint Wastewater Facilities Committee Meeting June 21st at 10AM, and A Joint Board Meeting on July 10th at 10AM.
Upcoming Events:
- June 21: Monday 10AM, Judah Lodge at Sugar Bowl. The Joint Wastewater Facilities Committee Meeting
- July 10: Saturday 10AM, Judah Lodge at Sugar Bowl. The Joint DSPUD and SLCWD Board Meeting
Recent Publications: (for links to these and other publications see "articles")
- Placer County Planning Department reports that there has been no contact with Royal Gorge for over a year.
Quotes of the month:
"It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel." -Bill Vaughan
Web Sites of Interest:
www.SVNM.org
www.SaveOurSummit.org
www.saveserenelakes.org
www.savedonnersummit.org
www.sierrawatch.org
www.syrcl.org
www.donnersummithistoricalsociety.org
www.saveroyalgorge.org
www.pissdsociety.com
www.Slpoa.com
www.sldsca.org
www.donnersummitareaassociation.org
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