Calaveras County Water District Lawsuit Ruling

   According to a CCWD press release, the lawsuit which embroiled CCWD over the use of treated versus fresh water by La Contenta Investors in Valley Springs, got a Superior Court ruling which says
that La Contenta does not have any right to the use of untreated New Hogan water for irrigation.

   In 2008, CCWD and La Contenta Investors entered into an agreement, as most golf courses do, to use the treated sewage that CCWD provides to them to water the course.

     In exchange, the LCI would get $1.8 million in sewer credits. LCI stopped using the recycled water and began using New Hogan fresh water, and sued CCWD when that fresh water was cut off.

   Apparently LCI also felt they had a right to claim the $1.8 million despite not meeting the maximum target amounts established by the agreement.

   The entire dispute is not over, however, as the Court determined that LCI has a right to continue to trial on the issue of whether or not it has earned sewer credits and in what amount.

   CCWD also wishes to inform users of the golf course and those living nearby who have called CCWD and the County about odors from the golf course ponds that the ponds have not contained treated effluent nor were they affected by the brief termination of New Hogan water to the course.

   They say that the odors developed due to a lack of air in the ponds and the decay of organic materials.

   The County ordered the golf course to employ standard aeration practices during summer months to improve this situation.