Welcome to Austin Creek Mutual Water Company
The 2024 Annual member meeting has been scheduled for:
Saturday, November 2 at 1:00 PM* via Zoom
*Note – new time
Agenda
- Introduction
- Election of new board members
- State of the system presentation
- Update from Russian River Utility
- Financial report
- Q&A from Shareholders
ACMWC board meetings are open to all members and we encourage anyone interested to join.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87387321068?pwd=qTY0ewiOqAN9Z1xYa2mzgX3N7rR1EI.1
Have a topic you’d like added to the agenda? Send email to secretary@acmwc.net at least 5 working days in advance.
Our last Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, February 19th 2023 at 11 AM via Zoom
Find out more here
Annual Letter to Members 2022 – Download pdf
Status Report: The Drought
You can monitor rainfall and other weather data from personal weather stations here and here.
At this time we are not under drought-related water restrictions, although that could change to protect threatened and endangered coho and steelhead salmon. However, as always, our we are limited by our water rights permit to taking no more than 9,235 gallons per day from our well.
Click here to download our Water Rights Permit
New State-Wide Water Conservation Rules About to Go Into Effect
The State Water Resources Control Board has approved new water conservation regulations to reduce wasteful outdoor uses of potable water. Mostly these rules just require us to use common sense when washing our cars, watering our outdoor plants, etc. You can read or download (pdf) the full text of the proposed rules (which are expected to be finalized) here.
These rules were made because California failed to meet this year’s water conservation targets through voluntary restrictions and the drought continues. Despite plentiful rain over the last three months, the next three months are predicted to be drier than average.
An article on this topic that was published in the Sacramento Bee on January 4th can be found here.
A similar article in the Press Democrat on January 4th can be found here.
Tips on how to conserve water here
Huge Water Savings After Repair of Leak Under Silvia Dr.
December 29, 2021
Since our partners from Russian River Utility repaired the leak under Silvia Dr. on December 1, we have seen a phenomenal drop in the amount of water we need to pump from the well to meet our daily needs. Before the repair, we were averaging 6,286 gallons per day (gpd). After the repair, that immediately dropped down to an average of 3,208 gpd, a 49% reduction!
It seems that this leak has been plaguing us for a long time. Our rates of water consumption were high for the month of December in the three previous years (between 6,832 and 7,394 gpd) We have not had a lower rate of water consumption than now since February of 2017 (2,843 gpd).
Thanks to Caryl Chlan, who discovered the leak as a faint hiss while she was reading water meters and to Russian River Utility for the excellent repair job!
Our Partnership with Russian River Utility
ACMWC has contracted Russian River Utility (RRU) to manage our water system, new rates went into effect November 1, 2021
ACMWC remains a community-owned mutual water company, governed by a member-elected Board of Directors
Click here to download our contract with RRU (PDF)
Click here to download breakdown of new rate structure
Click here for explanation of contract with RRU and new rates
Click here to go to Russian River Utility Website
