Sutter Creek – The Plymouth Pipeline reportedly was nearing a connection to the Tanner Water Treatment Plant last week, among a handful of local projects that defy the dog days of the recession. Interim General Manager of the Amador Water Agency, Gene Mancebo, who takes over the post September 4th, said that contractors and AWA workers on Thursday were preparing to bury the final length of pipe on the Plymouth Pipeline. AWA Engineering Manager Gene Mancebo said they were “all but 100 percent done with the pipeline itself.” It would connect to the Tanner plant. More work remains, but this week, the crews could be pouring concrete footings for the Sutter Creek bridge, over which the Plymouth Pipeline crosses the creek. Paul Johnston of the Pine Grove Community Service District reported that the CSD was looking at an $80,000 to $85,000 project to increase fire fighting flows in the district. He told the AWA board last Thursday that they were looking at getting 4,000 fleet of 12-inch pipeline form their storage and out to Irishtown. They were doing “pre-bid” work. Johnston its purpose was also to “bring more water to developing areas.” He told the AWA board that they were looking at USDA grants and loans, and were “looking for AWA help with it.” He said they already have right-of-ways. Johnston said: “It’s ambitious for a small district like us, but we think we can handle it.” Mancebo said the Central Amador Water Project line goes to the district’s area. General Manager Jim Abercrombie said there “could be a small benefit to the Toma Lane customers.” He said staff would “get a little more meat on the bones,” bring it as a full item for the board, and see if they “want to participate financially.” The AWA Information Technology staff reported that it was changing its website domain name, to AmadorWater.org, which “more aligns with our infrastructure and business.” The agency still owns the old name, AmadorWA.com, but will be notifying all e-mail contacts of the new site name. Staff suggested the AWA board e-mail all its contacts with the new address. The change was made to provide a lot more security to the agency. Anyone who had been e-mailed by the AWA board would be notified automatically of the new websites and e-mail addresses. Story by Jim Reece This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it