Shareholders Discussing Crestview Mutual Water Co.
The SAC will have its first meeting Friday afternoon to review the Ad Hoc Committee’s draft criteria for eliminating unsuitable sites from detailed evaluation and for more detailed evaluation of remaining sites. We hear there are 21 or 25 nominated sites, but the SAC will not get the list until … Read more
Regular readers know the Crestview board appointed an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of director Alma Quezada and general manager Robert Eranio to review and compare all plausible sites for Well #7. They have a work plan, a budget, and a schedule, available here. By appointing Joel Brown, Dale DeHart, … Read more
An action to decide the relative entitlements of all persons pumping from our groundwater basin was started in 2018. On November 17 the judge filed a “Final Statement of Decision re: Phase 2” substantially adopting the Settlement Agreement entered into by Crestview and others constituting 87% of the owners of … Read more
Two shareholders had leaks totaling about 10 acre-feet (3.26 million gallons) during 18 days in October and one day in November. At current Tier 3 rates of $15.50 per 1,000 gallons, they will owe Crestview up to $50,000. The general manager told the board that the leaks were on the … Read more
In the November 15 board meeting, shareholder Frank Mezzatesta was elected 3-0 to fill the unexpired term of Doug Off, who resigned November 2. In a surprise move, the board then elected Mezzatesta president of Crestview heading the following slate of officers:
Our board is due to appoint a new director at the November 15 meeting. Will it be Muro or Stephenson, who garnered far more votes in the June election than any incumbent? Will it be Lingl or Rieger who did not campaign for election and rarely attended board meetings? Will … Read more
Director since 1996 and current Treasurer Doug Off resigned on November 2, according to the November 15 board meeting agenda posted today. Item 4 on the agenda (in public session) is “Board Member Vacancy & Election of Officers.” Call or email the office to get Zoom credentials for the meeting.… Read more
The Las Posas Hills Owners Association board has decided to “table” the question of having members vote on authorizing water wells until after Crestview’s well site review process is concluded because Crestview may select a site outside Las Posas Hills instead of reapplying for a Well #7 permit at 191 … Read more
Crestview will comply with revised EPA regulations requiring all water utilities to inspect or otherwise determine whether the lines between the meters and the homes are made of lead (or copper with lead-containing solder joints). A report will go to the State Office of Drinking Water by the end of … Read more
Camarillo is forecast to receive 1.5 inches of rain starting Sunday evening and continuing through Tuesday. Our general manager has warned that we need to reduce our water use by an additional 10 percent in the current water year or suffer draconian water use restrictions imposed by imported water suppliers. … Read more