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4A Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Indian Valley Record WATER, from page 1A What can holders do? While it seems like there is time for changes to be made between June and August, Mendenhall did not think so. "The bills will go out, whether or not users take action to hire their own watermasters," he said. The process might go faster now that others in Lassen and Modoc counties have broket ground, but WATERMASTER SERVICE PROGRAM Simplified Cost Increases from Fiscal Year 2010-2011 to 2011-2012 WATERMASTER SERVICE AREA (WMSA) Totals: • Costs Billed To Estimated Costs To Water Right Holders Water Right Holders FY2010-2011 FY 2011-2012 $ 18,800 $ 23,400 $ 38,600 $ 91,800 $ 34,900 $ 83,000 $ 11,000 $ 26,200 $ 37,700 $ 93,700 $ 78,000 $ 83,700 $ 7,400 $ 17,500 $ 22,600 $ 171,900 $ 62,200 $ 496,800 $ 30,700 $ 166,800 $ 47,300 $ 123,700 $ 389,200 Ratio of Cost Increase 1.24 2.38 2.38 2.39 2.49 1.07 2.36 7.61 7.99 5.43 2.62 $ 1,378,500 To see what their fees will be in December, all water rights holders have to do is look at their last property tax bill and multiply the watermaster program fee by the ratio of increase. If it was $1,100 last year, it will be $6,000 this year -- if nothing is done to change the situation. Photo from water.ca.gov CORRECTION In the caption accompa- nying last week's front- page photo, "21-gun salute," -we incorrectly identified the group's affili- ation. The men presenting arms were with the Ameri- can Legion Post 568. P,,E COP,.D Serving Greenville & Indian Valley Postal Service: USPS (No. 775-460.) Periodicals postage paid at Greenville, CA. Published: Every Wednesday morning by Feather Publishing, Co., Inc. Mailing address: P.O. Box 469, Greenville, CA 95947. How to contact us: (530) 284-7800. Email mail@plumasnews.com; Web Page http://www.plumasnews.com Ownership and Heritage: Established Nov. 20, 1930. Published weekly. It is part of the Feather Publishing family of newspapers serving Plumas and Lassen counties. Deadlines: Display Advertising: Thursday 3 p.m. Legals: Noon, Thursday. Display Classified: Thursday, 3 p.m. Classified: Monday 9 a.m. News: Friday, 1 p.m. Breaking news: Anme! TO Subscribe: Call (530) 284-7800 or use the handy coupon below, or send e-mail to subscriptions@plumasnews.com AdjudicaUen: The Indian Valley Record is adjudicated a legal newspaper by Superior Court Decree No. 5462 and qualified for publication of mat- ters required by law to be published in a newspaper. Postmaster: Send change of address orders to the Indian Valley Record, P.O. Box 469, Greenville, CA 95947. Michael C. Taborski Co-Owner/Publisher Keri Taborski Sherri McConnell Co-Owner/Legal Advertising Display Advertising Manager Kevin Mallory C()bey Brown Asst. Vice Pres./Admin. Asst. Vice Pres./Operati0ns Delaine Fragnoli Tom Fomey Managing Editor Production Manager Alicia Knadler Elise Monroe Resident Editor Bookkeeper Sandy Condon Eva Small Human Resources Director Composing Manager Mary Newhouse Jenny Lee Classified/Circ. Manager Photo Editor m B nea m m INN BIIBB m m m n m m q = . Subscription Order Form i | Indian Valley Record II P.O. Box 469, Greenville, CA 95947 | I Please enter my subscription for years. I I O Enclosed find my check for S I I 1 In County $26 per year [l Out of State $44 per y.r | I 1 In California $37 per year. I I"- ..... I Address -I C/, State, Zip | Subzcdptions can be tranMerred, but not refunded. m INto m mmm m -mmm m u m mmm  I it would surprise him if Plumas could get it done by August. He advises watermaster area water rights holders, like members of the Upper Feather River Watershed Group, to get going and set a trigger date for the changeover from the state- run program. These groups may be able to make a deal with the state and use a portion of the next year's worth of paid water- master fees as a start-up fund for their own watermaster service. Some have questioned the high cost of the program, and Mendenhall tried to explain. For a state employee the cost is around $100 per hour. "There is a lot of overhead involved in that," he said. The fee must include money to pay for department chiefs, lawyers, cars, gauging stations, structures, exten- sive paperwork and other costs, not just that one person's hourly wage. "We try to keep the costs down," Mendenhall said. No matter what, water rights holders must have a legally defensible position. Last year one lawsuit over water rights in Shasta ended up costing millions in the end. Lassen was also involved in a lawsuit that ended up costing the county about $200,000, he added. Plumas County super- visors meL to discuss this water-related situation Tues- day, June 7, after press time, District 2 Supervisor Robert Meacher thinks they may be able to find some short-term relief. They were alerted by Brian Morris, general manager of the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conser- vation District, and by calls from their concerned constituents. An update about their discussion will appear in later issues of Feather Publishing's hometown weekly newspapers. For more information about the watermaster program or specific water- master areas, go to water.ca.gov/watermaster, or call Bill Mendenhall, chief of the northern region water management branch, at 529-7380. Documents referenced in this article include the Summary of Operations for Watermaster Service in Northern California, 1998 season. Due to budget constraints, this was the last such report made. It and other annual reports dating back to the 19206 are available online at water.ca.gov/watermaster, where visitors can click on Watermaster Service Reports in the dark gray left-side menu. To peruse the related part of the California Water Code, go to leginfo.ca.gov and click on California Law. Then click in the box for California Water Code near the bottom of the right-hand column and then on the search button. Division Two is not far from the top, then see Part Four. Montk00 ly watershq.00o meeti ng includes grebes and cloud seeding M. Kate West Chester Editor chesternews@plumasnews.com The Almanor Basin Water- shed Advisory Committee will host its regularly sched: uled monthly meeting Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Rose Quartz Inn, on Main Street in Chester. While there are a number of important items on the agenda, first up will be a Need help REPI ING If it's ing we can''ll find somo can. 00ATTY General Building Contractor Calif. Lic. #453927 (530.) 283-2035 presentation by Ntis Lunder, of the Plumas Audubon Society, who will present in- formation on the Almanor Grebe Project Following public comment, the committee will offer up- dates about its water-quality monitoring program. The issue that will receive the largest block of time will include a debrief session about the May 25 cloud seeding forum. During this segment of the agenda, the committee members will discuss items that may need action. The committee will also identify next steps. Routine housekeeping for ABWAC will involve a discussion about committee needs. Watershed coordina- tor Emily Creely said the group Would work to estab- lish subcommittees based on priorities. There is no word if this will be a change from the types of subcommittee work done in the past. Creely said the discussion would be about work plan developments, summer out- reach activities, issues and recommendations. In other items of planned TAYLOR, from page 1A business, individual ABWAC members and committee chairs will report on items of interest. After these reports, the posted Supervisor's Corners extends an invitation to Plumas County supervisors to report on issues of interest to ABWAC and the community. The Almanor Basin Water- shed Advisory Committee usually meets on the second Wednesday of each month, at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Rose Quartz Inn, Members of the public are cordially invited to attend both the monthly watershed meetings and to visit the Watershed Information Center located at the Chester Library. For more information about this meeting or upcom- ing activities, call Emily C'eely at 284-1022 or email her at ecreelY@sierra institute.us. Grebe project Nils Lunder, a representa- tive of Plumas Audubon, will present information on his group's Lake Almanor grebe project to the committee. Last year, California Audubon launched an ambi- tious project to help protect breeding western and Clark's grebes on four lakes in Northern California. These four lakes are Lake Almanor, Eagle Lake, Clear Lake and the Thermalito Afterbay outside Oroville; they host roughly 76 percent of the total number of grebes that nest in California. Plumas Audubon welcomes new volunteers who are interested in helping out with the project. This is an opportunity to learn more about this unique water bird. For more information, call 283-0455, visit plumasaudubon. org or email nils@plumas audubon.org. Plumas AudubOn is one of three Audubon chapters in northern California that is involved with this multi-year conservation project. The goals of the project are to identify key threats to the birds, conduct outreach and education with the local communities, collaborate with local agencies to improve nesting success, and monitor the nesting populations. call Debbie Allen at 284-7622. The Pearce Ranch The Pearce Ranch conser- vation dedication will take Make his day Spectacular Save 20% off All men's regularly prwed clothing & shoes This sale includes work boots! Only I week to save BIG June 13 -18, 2011 1 i!i: N 0000!iiiii ii)i:i:!il place from 10 a.m. to noon, with some light refreshments followed by brief talks about the history of the ranch and the significance of the conser- vation easement with the Feather River Land Trust. Presenters opening the celebration will include Susie Pearce, owner and rancher; Paul Hardy, land trust execu- tive director; Linda Hansen, of the Sierra Nevada Conser- vancy; .and a Pearce Ranch land trust donor. At about 11 a.m., Pearce will lead the group on a hike through a meadow on the ranch and up to a hill- top where she will share a wonderful view of Indian Valley. Swinging Squares Folks from the North State Dancer Association will lead this fun day of square dancing lessons followed by a watermelon feed, a potluck dinner and then some floor- shaking dance action. Admission is a $9 donation. Lessons will be from 1 - 3 p.m., followed by the food, then pre-rounds begin at 6:30 p.m., with the main dancing from 7 - 10 p.m. For more information about this event, call Roger LePage at 605-6068, or Donn Thompson at 872-1962.