Shareholders Discussing Crestview Mutual Water Co.
Only 808.1 shares were present in person and by proxy at the annual meeting of shareholders called for May 20, 2026, not even close to the 1,253.4 shares needed for a quorum. So, there was no official meeting, election of Directors, or other votes, but the gathering did become a Continue reading There was no annual meeting because there was no quorum, but the informal meeting was informative.
Emergency Generator The Board received indications that a new portable diesel generator may come in substantially under the $400,000 budget. At the April 28 meeting, GM Gil Borboa reported that Crestview is now a member of Sourcewell, a cooperative buying organization for public and non-profit water purveyors. It has identified Continue reading April 28 Board meeting highlights: emergency generator, Calleguas negotiations, and Well #4 assessment
Crestview’s grant application to the State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB”) for technical assistance to plan Well #7 was denied because all of the money available in 2026 has been committed. So, Crestview will file an SWRCB application for a low-interest loan for the same purpose. This action by the Continue reading The Board authorized a loan application for planning and designing Well #7 at 191 Alviso, and received updated costs for Well #7.
Crestview has no written plan to guide which projects should be approved and in which order and how to pay for them. However, here is Crestview Watch’s understanding of an unofficial and unwritten strategic plan inferred from recent Board decisions and discussions in meetings. Crestview faces a situation in which Continue reading Crestview’s unofficial strategic plan laid out
At its January 27 meeting, the Board authorized the Company’s submission of an application to the State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB”) for free Technical Assistance in planning for Well #7, refurbishing the Treatment Plant, and equipment to convert from chlorine disinfectant to chloramines. According to Vice President Alma Quezada’s Continue reading Crestview to apply for planning grant and construction loan for Well #7.
On November 25, the Board adopted an operating expense budget for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2026, but it postponed decisions about budgeting for capital spending, cash reserves building, and rate increases. Staff will provide additional information about capital projects at the next meeting and more financial planning information Continue reading Board adopts operating expense budget, postpones capital budget, and foreshadows substantial rate increase.
Although the Board designated 191 Alviso as the site for Well #7 on July 22, it was not clear whether the Staff recommendation was influenced by an estimate that the LPCC site had a high risk of nitrate contamination, as had been argued by shareholders who favored the 191 Alviso Continue reading Nitrate contamination risk was not a factor in selecting the site for Well #7.
Amid two shocking revelations, the Board is set to select a site for Well #7 at its July 22 meeting. 1. The site recommended in the Staff Report is the same site where a County permit was denied in September 2021. 2. The cost will be over $10 million, revealing Continue reading Well #7 site selection saga to end at July 22 Board meeting.
Crestview invited shareholders within 600 feet of two potential Well #7 sites to meetings on May 28 and 29 to hear and discuss Crestview’s proposal to mitigate the regulatory impact on their septic systems of a new well nearby. Attendees got a presentation from Crestview’s Site Selection Committee and were Continue reading Crestview to indemnify neighbors for any additional septic system costs caused by Well #7.
The Draft Report by Cannon Engineering analyzing alternative sites for Well #7 exceeds 100 pages and is expected to go to the Board about June 3. Cannon experts will attend the June 19 special Board meeting to answer Directors’ questions in executive session. Prior to that, the Draft Report will Continue reading Cannon Report on Well #7 may be kept from Shareholders before Board selects site on June 24.