Sorry, but I must again say, PETER KAMPA is extremely deceitful when it comes to providing information about the legal service boundaries of the LAKE DON PEDRO CSD. That observation is valid whether referring to his first employment tour with the District (1994-1997) or since his “VERY SUSPICIOUS RETURN” in October of 2014.
You already know my opinion on this issue, but just in case I have not “drummed it into your brain” hard enough yet – PETE KAMPA was unequivocally contacted by at least one sitting director on the board whom he had worked with in the past. KAMPA was provided confidential information regarding the GM position opening in the future which provided him an opportunity to prepare a management contract ready for signature the day it was presented to the board- which it was. KAMPA was the ONLY POSSIBLE APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION because the vacancy was never PUBLICLY NOTICED. The process WAS AN INTENTIONALLY CREATED “CLOSED & SELECTIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS” with only one possible outcome – PETE KAMPA and his KAMPA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS llc, would be the next “REMOTE” General Manager of the LDPCSD. Appointed on the spot without even the hint of a background check.
Heck, those directors
DID NOT EVEN EVALUATE HIS PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT RECORD
WITH OUR LAKE DON PEDRO CSD!
WHY you ask? Because the directors who “recalled him” knew EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET!
Why was it imperative THAT ONLY PETE KAMPA (KAMPA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS llc) OBTAIN THAT GM POSITION?
MUCH ADVANCED DISTRICT PREPARATION HAD ALREADY TAKEN PLACE SPECIFICALLY FOR KAMPA.
But why PETER KAMPA?
FAMILIARITY WITH DISTRICT PROBLEMS. Not only was KAMPA quite familiar with a number of troubling DISTRICT ISSUES (ACTUALLY ASSISTED IN CREATING AND MAKING THEM WORSE YEARS BEFORE) but he ALSO HAD INSIDE INFORMATION COMING DIRECTLY FROM A SITTING DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD he had worked with back in the 1990s who was by definition “AN OUTSIDE MIDPOU SERVICE EXPANSIONIST”. KAMPA returned to Lake Don Pedro with not only many years of experience and training but a vast network of high level water industry contacts – both private and public agency.
CONSIDER: The LDPCSD was “FINANCIALLY RIPE FOR PICKING” as it had been able to save over a million dollars after near bankruptcy in 2008.
THESE DISTRICT SAVINGS provided good ‘ol Pete with a substantial amount of money with which to leverage STATE and FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS for even more money to achieve the PREVIOUSLY UNATTAINABLE NECESSITY OF AN “ALTERNATE SOURCE OF WATER” which required a number of EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GROUNDWATER WELLS.
The extended drought provided the PERFECT EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO CIRCUMVENT PESKY REGULATIONS AND expedite his surreptitious plan under the cover of a water emergency. In other words, the drought provided (at least at first blush) a “plausible deniability” as to what KAMPA was actually doing with those funds. Totally misrepresented what they were employed to achieve. Typical bait and switch. Apply for the money stating it was to prevent current existing customer water loss due to a possible further drop in the lake level, yet all the while the PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO SECURE THE ALTERNATE SOURCE OF WATER NECESSARY FOR CONTINUED CIRCUMVENTION OF SERVICE RESTRICTIONS REGARDING MERCED RIVER WATER DIVERSIONS OUTSIDE THE PERMITTED PLACE OF USE under MID’s LICENSE 11395. Evidence even suggests that the DISTRICT could have continued to pump from the lake WITHOUT THE USE OF THE NEW GROUND WELLS. True it would have required more strenuous filtration, but it could have been done. The ONLY REASON those ground wells were put into immediate use was to create the “DOG AND PONY SHOW” BS justification for their existence. “HEY EVERYBODY – WITHOUT THESE WELLS WE’D BE OUT OF WATER! “KAMPA AND KOMPANY” DID A GOOD JOB HUH?”
But even this intentionally deceitful display may have actually backfired since we now know unhealthy levels of arsenic are contained in that groundwater and without expensive removal or dilution with surface water from Lake McClure, “KAMPA & KOMPANY” in an effort to show us how great the new wells were, may have actually exposed all consumers to those higher than accepted levels of arsenic. (This was something DIRECTOR WARREN RUSSELL brought up at the last meeting which KAMPA appeared to dismiss as insignificant since all the new wells have varying degrees of arsenic. Wes Barton also noticed how such a potentially serious matter was sloughed off to the end of a KAMPA impromptu report which is traditionally not contained in the electronic copies sent in advance. This way the information is “on the spot” without adequate time to read and prepare for the meeting. Subtle little things like that add up.) So in addition to the Manganese, Iron and other contaminants found in local groundwater (which is incidentally bad for sensitive equipment in the treatment plant) we now have to also deal with arsenic. Just gets better every day huh?
Drinking water contaminant rules
KAMPA was essentially tasked with finishing what he had started in the 1990s – further district water service outside the legal place of use boundaries. Obviously the emergency environment at the time also encouraged the board to “rubber stamp” just about anything KAMPA requested – after all KAMPA was the expert in such matters – right?
KAMPA’S GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION PROGRAM is nothing more than a SPECIAL BENEFIT WATER SERVICE for THIRD PARTY LAND DEVELOPERS who do not want the expense of DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING their own groundwater wells. Yes indeed, groundwater is a risky and expensive venture in this fractured rock drought prone western Sierra Nevada foothill region BUT EVEN MORE TO THE POINT IS THE FACT OUR DISTRICT HAS NO LEGAL DUTY or MORAL OBLIGATION to provide this costly SPECIAL BENEFIT!
Property owners in the entitled LAKE DON PEDRO OWNERS ASSOCIATION RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION have unknowingly NOT ONLY PERMITTED one of their GREATEST REAL ESTATE SELLING POINTS – THAT OF TOP QUALITY SURFACE WATER AVAILABILITY, TO BE POLITICALLY CORRUPTED, but have PAID FOR THIS MISDIRECTION OF DISTRICT OPERATIONS FOR DECADES!
Yeah, yeah, yeah……blah, blah, blah…… you’ve heard it all before……right?
Anyway, here are some more scans I will be placing ON THE TIME LINE PAGE [MOVED ON OPENING PAGE TOP MENU BOTTOM RIGHT – easier eh?]
SEPTEMBER 4th – SEPTEMBER 18th 1996
KAMPA (FOLLOWING BOARDS INSTRUCTION)
“WALKS BACK” HIS EXPRESSED LDPCSD EXPANSION PLANS
MADE TO TUOLUMNE COUNTY PLANNING.
DO NOT FORGET TO ADVISE MARIPOSA COUNTY PLANNING ABOUT YOUR BIG PLANS!
(BELOW) HOW MANY TIMES ARE LDPCSD CUSTOMERS GOING TO
PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THE SAME PROJECT (OBTAIN LEGAL DISTRICT SERVICE MAPS)
THAT IS EVIDENTLY NEVER COMPLETED, MUCH LESS DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC,
BECAUSE THE DISTRICT REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE AND FOLLOW
INCONVENIENT FACTS AND LEGAL OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS?
[BELOW]
I SURE DO RESPECT HOW TUOLUMNE COUNTY STOOD UP TO OUR
LOCAL LAND DEVELOPMENT/REAL ESTATE PRESSURE
TO MODIFY EXISTING REGULATIONS AND ZONING.
CHECK OUT TUOLUMNE COUNTY’S RESPONSE TO
KAMPA’S DESPERATE PLEA TO QUICKLY PROCESS
HIS DESIRED “SPHERE OF INFLUENCE” BOUNDARY CHANGES .
NOTE: TUOLUMNE COUNTY ALSO DID NOT CONCEDE TO A “LATE ON THE SCENE” LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OUT OF SAN RAMON. LOOK WHAT THAT CORPORATION DID ON THE MARIPOSA COUNTY SIDE OF THE LAKE DON PEDRO RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION BY CONSTRUCTING NUMEROUS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS “DEVELOPER CONVENIENCE ROADS” TO ACCESS TRADITIONALLY DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP PROPERTIES JUST TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAYS.
THOSE “CONVENIENCE ROADS” VIOLATED SRA (STATE RESPONSIBILITY AREA) 1991 FIRE SAFE REGULATIONS REGARDING PROPER ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION. THE ROADWAY OFF ALAMO DRIVE VIOLATES AT LEAST 6 PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY CREATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY! SRA 1991 REGULATIONS WERE COMPLETELY IGNORED AND CIRCUMVENTED 12 YEARS AFTER PASSAGE!
