What Are We Doing?

Documents and reference materials

2015

January

• 20150105 AVRWC begins large-scale project

February

• 20150203 Order vacating decision (D.) 1411022, modifying resolution W-4998 and denying rehearing of Resolution W-4998, as modified (CPUC)
• 20150216 L.A.’s aging water pipes; a $1-billion dilemma
• 20150221 TOAV poised to seize the day
• 20150223 Drought, overdrafts affecting valley water levels
• 20150225 YWC sale clears CPUC hurdle
• 20150225 AVRWC customers and partners shine in conservation

March

• 20150301 Cartoon: How hard can it be? (Lisa)
• 20150303 Surprise water find
• 20150305 Call Apple Valley H₂Ours campaign what it is — A hostile government takeover
• 20150308 Acquiring AVRWC is right move for Apple Valley
• 20150309 AVRWC, TOAV hire media consultants
• 20150312 Rates of Return and Rates of Margin for Class C and Class D Water Utilities
• 20150314 Expense of possible AVRWC acquisition difficult to gauge
• 20150315 Contract for PR services made a public record
• 20150316 CPUC meeting transcript
• 20150316 Op-ed: Using eminent domain to take over water company is fiscally irresponsible (Penna)
• 20150317 $2.5 million water purchase on Hesperia council agenda
• 20150317 Flood of comments
• 20150317 Obamacare vs. H2Ours: 3 lies we’ve heard before
• 20150318 Letter: Reconsider purchase of AVRWC (Carloni)
• 20150318 Hesperia to purchase $2.5 million in water rights
• 20150322 Officials wading through next steps
• 20150322 R.I.P. California (1850-2016)
• 20150323 Anti-takeover mailer reaches residents
• 20150323 TOAV Council to hear AVRWC valuation estimates
• 20150325 TOAV hears appraiser’s valuation of AVRWC
• 20150328 Energy to move water contributes to rising prices
• 20150327 Drought gets expensive: Water rates likely to rise 15 to 20 percent
• 20150328 Survey: Drought as critical as jobs to Californians
• 20150329 Letter: AVRWC Water (Jeffs)
• 20150330 Nothing grows without water
• 20150331 Letter: AVCC water lies (Mueller)
• 20150331 Letter: Water (Vogler)
• 20150331 PWC and AVRWC achieve record level of purchases with diverse suppliers

April

• 20150401 Brown orders California’s first mandatory water restrictions: ‘It’s a different world’
• 20150405 California drought tests history of endless growth
• 20150409 A hot water issue in the California drought discussion
• 20150409 Decision issued on water rates
• 20150412 A court ruling could wash away incentives to conserve water
• 20150413 Letter: Apple Valley’s funding ‘gimme’ (Lent)
• 20150414 Letter: Drought calls for more (Bell)
• 20150415 Water rationing cut of 15% in SoCal could bring higher bills
• 20150416 TOAV breaks ground on treatment plant
• 20150421 California drought: Court rules tiered water rates violate state constitution
• 20150422 Hesperia, Victorville delay discussions on conservation measures
• 20150425 Locals ask for leeway in reductions
• 20150425 MWA officials briefed on State Water Project energy costs
• 20150427 Apple Valley citizens form citizens’ group
• 20150427 TOAV to hold special water meeting
• 20150428 Letter: Water rates (Mueller)
• 20150429 TOAV directs staff to make preparations for AVRWC acquisition
• 20150430 Audit questions millions spent by Victorville’s water district
• 20150430 Audit: Private water more costly
• 20150430 State Auditor’s Report: Apple Valley area water rates (132)

May

• 20150505 Letter: Water dreams a mirage (Allan)
• 20150506 Water suppliers scrambling to meet state targets
• 20150511 Letter: Kudos to Allan (Carloni)
• 20150513 Letter: Numbers problem (Rice)
• 20150514 Claremont Water System — Supplement to 2012 Appraisal Report
• 20150520 Apple Valley deserves new narrative on water
• 20150520 Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief (Lee)
• 20150521 CPUC issues interim decision in AVRWC rate case
• 20150524 It doesn’t add up (Rice)
• 20150525 Resident sues TOAV
• 20150526 Attorney: TOAV to ‘vigorously defend’ against lawsuit
• 20150526 Water companies propose drought surcharges
• 20150526 Residents speak out on acquisition of AVRWC
• 20150526 TOAV lacks transparency (Lee)
• 20150527 TOAV to make offer for AVRWC
• 20150629 Joint Motion of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Liberty Utilities Co., Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, Park Water Company (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W) for approval of settlement agreement: Application 1411013
• 20150529 Letter: Then was then, now is now (McDaniel)
• 20150529 Marc Puckett’s ticket for improper use of preferred lane
• 20150530 Victorville: No immunity from water cuts
• 20150331 Letter: A risky business (Schappert)

June

• 20150603 Op-ed: So what really happened? (Orr)
• 20150603 Letter: Weighing in on water (Turnbull)
• 20150605 Letter: More reaction to Apple Valley water battle (Conner)
• 20150605 Letter: More reaction to Apple Valley water battle (Lanyon)
• 20150605 Letter: On the proposed takeover of AVRWC (Triska)
• 20150605 Authorities still grappling with redevelopment agency dissolutions
• 20150606 AVRWC water-saving plan presented to public
• 20150607 TOAV councilman weighs in on water (Bishop)
• 20150608 Letter: AVRWC is not for sale (Robinson)
• 20150609 Op-ed: Are there other motives for the AVRWC takeover? (Orr)
• 20150609 24 percent water rate hike approved for East Bay
• 20150610 Letter: Against Town Council (Woodin)
• 20150610 Letter: No eminent domain (Vincent)
• 20150611 Letter: Water rates (Kabalin)
• 20150611 DWP worker misappropriated over $4 million
• 20150614 Letter: TOAV stoops low (Lee)
• 20150617 Letter: Asset vs. right (Bell)
• 20150619 TOAV employing eminent domain threat to wrest water control from AVRWC
• 20150623 AVRWC launches new website
• 20150624 Joint status update of the ORA, LU, Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, PWC (U 314 W), and AVRWC (U-346-W)
• 20150626 Notice of entry of order granting receiver’s motion to approve sale of YWC and to approve the receiver's proposed distribution of funds from the sale of the property
• 20150626 TOAV submits offer to buy AVRWC
• 20150627 AVRWC donates $7.5k for scholarships
• 20150628 Letter: Water surface drill (Rice)
• 20150630 Letter: Creating another DWP-type fiasco (Lee)

July

• 20150701 Letter: Contact your TOAV representatives (Lee)
• 20150701 PWC official responds to purchase offer
• 20150701 TOAV: Water costs to skyrocket at park
• 20150702 Advice Letter 196-W-A
• 20150702 Residents, ratepayers wonder who to believe
• 20150703 Reply comments of the Office Of Ratepayer Advocates in support of amended settlement agreement
• 20150705 Water rates rise as cities lose money in drought
• 20150706 Water bills rise, even as California cities conserve during drought
• 20150706 Re: Disposition of AVRWC's advice letter 198-W
• 20150706 TOAV to host public scoping session on EIR for AVRWC acquisition
• 20150707 Discount to end for AVCC water
• 20150707 Initial Study comments (Lee)
• 20150708 L.A., pushing big water rate increases, seeks 18% more from typical users
• 20150708 Not all in Apple Valley on board for Ranchos H2O takeover
• 20150709 Scholarships honor late AVRWC GM
• 20150709 Letter: Bad business (Phillips)
• 20150709 Letter: TOAV operates in bad faith (Mueller)
• 20150709 DWP Proposes Rate Increase to Pay for System Upgrades
• 20150712 Expensive new water pipelines needed in High Desert
• 20150712 Highlands residents losing well water levels
• 20150713 Western Drought
• 20150713 Letter: Lack of meeting notice (Rice)
• 20150716 Letter: Time for the truth (Bishop)
• 20150717 Letter: Figures don’t lie, but … (Bell)
• 20150717 Re: Time for Truth (Alaniz)
• 20150720 AVRWC exceeds June water-savings goal
• 20150720 Verified First Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate; Complaint for Declaratory Relief (Lee)
• 20150724 TOAV’s survey shows support for AVRWC acquisition
• 20150726 Valley Voices: Is Apple Valley the next Greece? (Alaniz)
• 20150727 TOAV’s pollster has a history of push polling for tax increases
• 20150727 SWRCB Water Supplier Conservation Compliance Report: June 2015
• 20150730 AVCoC Water forum invitation
• 20150730 Letter: Water analysis (Rice)

August

• 20150802 Letter: Sassy speculators (Turnbull)
• 20150805 Apple Valley residents voice frustration at scoping meeting
• 20150809 Letter: No takeover, please (Harbottle)
• 20150809 Letter: Robbing Peter to pay Paul (Mueller)
• 20150809 TOAV releases full report on AVRWC acquisition survey
• 20150811 No drop in the bucket
• 20150812 Letter: General Fund transfers (Rice)
• 20150812 Letter: Lawyers will win (Schneider)
• 20150812 TOAV could spend millions on AVRWC
• 20150812 TOAV contract with El Dorado Broadcasters
• 20150813 OC water district proposes increased rates despite large reductions in use
• 20150813 AVRWC offers low-flow toilets
• 20150814 AVRWC names new manager
• 20150814 Letter: Potable water, portable funds? (McCarthy)
• 20150814 Letter: Figures, lies, and water (Carloni)
• 20150815 TOAV suffers credibility crisis over push poll & water takeover prevarications
• 20150816 CFGA ad: H₂Ouch
• 20150818 CFGA ad: H₂Overload
• 20150819 CFGA ad: H2Owe
• 20150819 ‘Building Connections’: Water acquisition remains hot topic during State of the Town
• 20150820 Letter: Decisions, decisions (Lee)
• 20150820 Letter: Respect the employees, please (Walraven)
• 20150820 TOAV officials see Montana ruling as a victory
• 20150820 Request for Public Records: Waste water and sewer rates (KKBS)
• 20150822 Letter: TOAV doesn't add up (Rice)
• 20150422 Letter: Only for ‘Stabilization’ (Liles)
• 20150822 Despite drought, mud run draws in dozens
• 20150823 Just the facts, Mr. Nassif (Kinnard)
• 20150823 Rate hike recommendations rejected
• 20150825 CFGA ad: H2Oops!
• 20150826 No empire building
• 20150828 Conservation numbers improve
• 20150830 Residents bemoan drought surcharges
• 20150830 Commentary: Town’s ‘Transparency Report’ raises more questions than answers (Penna)
• 20150831 Commentary: Caution on water usage should be paramount (Mueller)
• 20150831 Letter: Selling their souls (Hanson)

September

• 20150901 CFGA meeting
• 20150901 AVRWC acquisition of YWC complete
• 20150902 Letter: Lawyers, water, and money (Wubker)
• 20150903 Letter: Wasting our money (Arias)
• 20150904 Apple Valley’s sewer rates are going up again
• 20150904 Letter: Unfounded claim (Coronado)
• 20150905 Letter: Lawyers, water, and money (O’Neil)
• 20150913 CFGA ad: H2Oh No!
• 20150913 Commentary: Apple Valley water takeover plan: Know the full cost (Coupal)
• 20150914 Letter: Transparency or racket? (Harbottle)
• 20150915 Letter: Stop the lies (Alor)
• 20150915 Letter: Will the Town listen? (Goodhope)
• 20150916 TOAV water company takeover
• 20150918 TOAV fires back at Coupal
• 20150922 AVRWC touts 31-percent reduction in water use
• 20150922 Letter: Fair market? Pathetic (Moreno)
• 20150922 Letter: Water, golf, waste (Snider)
• 20150923 Editorial: Water, takeovers, and the people
• 20150923 Letter: Water and nerves (Mueller)
• 20150924 Residents irate over surcharge
• 20150927 AVRWC replacing water mains in town
• 20150927 Letter: Dollars and sense (Clemons)
• 20150927 Ideas on the attempted takeover of Ranchos (Penna)
• 20150927 Facts about water conservation
• 20150929 Cornered Coupal commits to no side in water war
• 20150930 Yermo water rates, charges rising slightly
• 20150930 Letter: Stay out of water business (Benson)

October

• 20151002 Conservation numbers drop
• 20151003 Drilling discord
• 20151014 Valley Voices: TOAV ownership of AVRWR is for the best (Piercy)
• 20151004 Small changes. Big savings.
• 20151005 Letter: Water is simply too cheap (Richards)
• 20151008 Assemblyman discusses benefits, pitfalls of water system acquisition
• 20151009 Brown clears way for artificial turf, blasts Prop. 218
• 20151011 H₂Uh Oh!
• 20151013 CFGA to TOAV: Stop the propaganda campaign
• 20151013 Water costs spur rate study
• 20151013 Letter: Ranchos employee asks ‘When is enough, enough?’ (Phillips)
• 20151014 Apple Valley Citizens for Government Accountability calls for an end to all ‘H2Ours’ advertising during EIR process
• 20151014 Letter: Awesome!! (Hileman)
• 20151014 Letter: TOAV has lost its focus (Danes)
• 20151014 Yorba Linda residents protest soaring water bill rates
• 20151015 Council nixes water study
• 20151015 Oak Hills ‘Save Water’ campaign launched
• 20151015 Cities and private equity firms fight over ownership of water systems
• 20151016 Proposed CPUC decision regarding application 1410002
• 20151016 Proposed CPUC decision regarding application 1410002 (attachments)
• 20151016 Adelanto council nixes water study
• 20151016 CFGA calls for suspension of H2Ours ads
• 20151016 Letter: Drill a well, really? (Larsen)
• 20151017 CFGA parade handout
• 20151018 A public trust can rely on private enterprise (Penna)
• 20151019 CFGA group calls for suspension of H2Ours ads
• 20151020 Conversation needed on water, growth, drought (Lowry)
• 20151020 Water and Power: Customers pay for saving water
• 20151021 Letter: Cost of water (Faulks)
• 20151021 LA DWP, other utilities to raise water rates because of drought
• 20151021 Water bills will creep up next year in L.A. because we’ve conserved so much
• 20151022 CPUC proposes to allow water rate hike
• 20151025 CPUC could vote on rate increase next month
• 20151025 Letter: Water and fairness (Lee)
• 20151025 Letter: Water takeover (Hanson)
• 20151027 Is Town of Apple Valley looking to make low water users pay for high water users?
• 20151029 AVRWC to end drought surcharge
• 20151030 Californians meet governor’s water conservation mandate for fourth consecutive month
• 20151030 Our view: Water conversation long overdue
• 20151031 California fines water suppliers for failing to cut back in drought

November

• 20151102 Letter: Government transparency (Bell)
• 20151106 Letter re: Proposition 218 violations (KKBS)
• 20151109 Town of Apple Valley’s sewer rate increases called illegal by law firm
• 20151109 Subject: Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule
• 20151112 Letter: Bridge and promises (Varga)
• 20151112 Apple Valley to hold special meeting on Ranchos takeover
• 20151112 Letter: Victorville and water (Robertson)
• 20151114 Brown extends water-saving measures
• 20151116 Students receive hands-on experience at Ranchos
• 20151117 CA water conservation rules may be permanent
• 20151117 Letter: To the Town Council (Foulkes)
• 20151117 Letter: To the Town Council (Rodriguez)
• 20151117 Hesperia official backs AV’s acquisition attempt
• 20151117 Special Council meeting set for tonight
• 20151117 Suit against AV moves forward
• 20151117 Yikes! Hesperia’s Bill Holland supports eminent domain of private company
• 20151117 The looming battle over tax increases in Apple Valley
• 20151118 Letter: Nonsense? (Rice)
• 20151119 Apple Valley will seek to take water system by eminent domain
• 20121122 Drought: Water savers fined, rich get free reign
• 20151122 In California, stingy water users are fined in drought, while the rich soak
• 20151123 Decision 1511030 approving final settlement agreement, resolving disputed issues, and adopting the 2015, 2016, and 2017 revenue requirements for Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company: Application 1401002
• 20151123 What did the ‘special meeting’ on water tell us? (Orr)
• 20151126 Water takeover (Lanyon)
• 20121129 Our cities have become vulnerable
• 20151130 Project in pipeline

December

• 20151202 Californians fall short of mandate
• 20151203 Water supplies not looking good for 2016
• 20151203 Audit finds widespread mismanagement at Central Basin water district in L.A. County
• 20151203 California State Auditor’s Report: Central Basin Municipal Water District (102)
• 20151207 Decision adopting the settlement agreement and conditionally approving the application: Application 1411013 (CPUC)
• 20151209 Verified petition for writ of mandate to order compliance with California Public Records Act: CIVDS1517800 (KKBS)
• 20151210 Barb Stanton makes Apple Valley history
• 20151212 DWP’s plan to boost water rates is reasonable, ratepayer advocate says
• 20151215 Drilling phase completed on new Ranchos well
• 20151218 Ranchos seeks to halt eminent domain
• 20151220 Councilman Bishop to run for re-election
• 20151221 Hearing on water rate hike set
• 20151222 Letter: Inform the public, please (Bell)
• 20151222 Say in water war sought
• 20151228 Decision adopting the settlement agreement and conditionally approving the application: Application 1411013
• 20151228 Conservation or litigation?
• 20151228 ‘Water war’ makes waves
• 20151230 Things we learned in 2015 — maybe