I imagine if one searched through enough boxes of old records it might be inevitable (or at least highly probable) that some relevant information concerning the ultimate goal of that research might occasionally be discovered – aka, even a blind squirrel can find an acorn in the tree every once in a while theory – lol.
The Ultimate Goal in this case is to understand how this special services district, (which was ostensibly designed and intended to serve the subdivision through a surface water treatment plant under established WL11395 conditions), has been reconfigured into a special benefit GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION FACILITY for LAFCO annexed properties Pete Kampa worked with over 20 years ago when first employed by the LDPCSD.
Yesterday I was trying to locate prior CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS regarding our water quality because I wondered how the contaminants known to be in the groundwater might have caused this recent negative report since that groundwater must be blended with Lake McClure water in order to provide water service outside the PLACE OF USE (POU) per water license 11395 which is held by the MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
(Side note: my hope that the MID may have also been “hoodwinked” by KAMPA & KOMPANY regarding this POU issue has been further reduced as a result of the material you are about to view which could be interpreted as evidence of some kind of “wink and nod” MID approval for the LDPCSD to continue violating MID’s WL11395 Merced River water restrictions. After all, a massive “groundwater alternate source” paid for with local public funds and government grants would also solve the MID’s difficulties in fulfilling water service obligations (actually placed on the LDPCSD) – that were exchanged for the water rights held by the owner of the proposed annexed property that the MID would eventually receive when the property was ready to develop. (Yes, I know, it is pretty confusing at times, but rest assured, that is EXACTLY WHAT WAS INTENDED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING! Now, back to the water quality reports.)
PLEASE NOTE HOW THESE
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS
USE DIFFERENT REPORTING
FORMATS UNDER A YEARLY TITLE
The [“COMPLETED JULY 2016”] CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT posted on the LDPCSD website, refers to the 2015 year: from Jan 1 2015 – Dec 31, 2015,
whereas the
2017 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT recently mailed to LDPCSD customers, refers to the 2017 year: from Jan 1 2017 – Dec 31, 2017.
This sure appears to be another intentionally deceptive technique used by current GM/Treasurer Pete Kampa because at first blush reports indicating [“completed July 2016”] and 2017 suggest a chronologically consecutive order to the information provided under their respective titles which SIMPLY DOES NOT EXIST since the “completed July 2016” REPORT refers to the 2015 time period while the 2017 REPORT refers to the 2017 time period. Word games to intentionally mislead, but still, where is the CCR for the year 2016?
TYPICAL KAMPA-GANDA
used to intentionally daze and confuse recipients of such compliance reports.
(Any wonder why the traditional water loss and outside POU compliance reports have been discontinued in the monthly agenda packets for public review?)
The water quality for “Completed July 2016” CCR (Jan 1 2015 – Dec 31, 2015) which was based only on the original RANCHITO DRIVE well #1 (developed in the early 1990s) water production mixed with traditional Lake McClure water, produced good testing results and can be viewed on the LDPCSD website.
SIDE NOTE: That original Ranchito Drive well #1 reportedly ceased water production shortly after the other groundwater wells were developed and has remained off line and unproductive to this date. (Could that well have actually ceased production much earlier but its failure not reported to the state and customers while other “emergency groundwater wells” were quickly developed with public funds for the specific license compliance requirements for outside POU LAFCO ANNEXED LAND water service? A special benefit water service for outside POU properties which both KAMPA and his BOARD OF DIRECTORS repeatedly stated would not be accomplished with the new publicly funded groundwater wells? So much for their assurances.
Recall the multiple days of alleged “unknown power loss” – thus the excuse for a lack of required monitoring and reporting to the state? This “potential earlier failure” might also explain all the reported “malfunctioning water meters” the LDPCSD has experienced through the years which made accurate reporting impossible. Why repair something that will only indicate where the water is actually going when it is going to places it should not be in the first place? Remember the 13 dry/poor quality groundwater wells Kampa quickly drilled at an estimated cost of $20,000 each? Kampa was even drilling in the locations where previous well drilling attempts had failed 20 years earlier? What sort of plan is that?
Yup, an earlier failure of Ranchito #1 sure might explain the frantic rush (and secrecy) to groundwater substitution if the district was falling further behind every day in groundwater substitution for the LAFCO annexed properties receiving Merced River water – especially since PETE KAMPA was surely aware of the other, up to then, unreported outside POU services beyond the subdivision that should be receiving a groundwater substitution. But who knows when truthful facts are consistently withheld from the customers, not to mention water regulatory/enforcement entities of the State of California?
Contaminated water production from only one groundwater well will obviously produce a lesser quantity of contaminated water than multiple groundwater wells which produce a greater volume of contaminated water. Duh! It sure seems like the blending of a higher quantity of contaminated water with Lake McClure water would change the quality characteristics of the final blended product that is distributed to customers. But again, who knows without the facts.
I could not locate the CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT covering the period Jan 1 2016 – Dec 31 2016 as the posted “completed July 2016” REPORT on the LDPCSD WEBSITE actually covers the period between Jan-Dec 2015. SHOULD NOT THE TESTING FOR THE 2016 YEAR ALSO BE POSTED ON THE LDPCSD WEBSITE? Should not ALL CCRS be posted?
I will be contacting the SWRCB Merced office (per instructions in the recent 2017 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT mailer) for more information regarding water source assessment since such has apparently not been performed since 2010 according to the mailed material ??? – EVEN THOUGH multiple groundwater sources have been developed since 2010 with that water being “blended” with the traditional excellent quality water obtained from Lake McClure?) Why has there not been a more recent DRINKING WATER SOURCE ASSESSMENT since new multiple GROUNDWATER WELLS are being used to produce the final customer “blended water” product? Is there something about the quality of this GROUNDWATER PRODUCTION PETE KAMPA and his “yes nodding” BOARD OF DIRECTORS is concealing from the public? Again, who could possibly know without access to truthful facts? Especially when the GM and his Board consistently misrepresent facts while diligently supporting the obvious FAKE POU MAP provided by Pete Kampa?
If reading the recent 2017 REPORT correctly (Jan-Dec 2017 water production/consumption), not only did the water fail to meet the established state standards for quality, but the testing process was also nonconforming to current state regulations – thus the disclaimer of being unable to assure customers of the quality of water produced during 2017. Wonderful. Remember those times when our tap water smelled, tasted and looked different? (Recall that the HORNBROOK (sorry different Kampa CSD which failed to report water diversions properly to the state, ie previous post re: $75,000 fine down to $250 fine) McCloud CSD, another PETE KAMPA prior managed special district after he left the LDPCSD the first time in 1997 *, had also recently been prosecuted by the State for failing to properly report testing results indicating the water was contaminated with bacteria? Two water operators there actually lost their licenses due to that failure to report water quality fact. McCloud CSD News )
* McCloud was the CSD whose community was/is in turmoil due to a contract with the Nestle bottling company which Pete Kampa was evidently involved. According to a thesis I just read (excellent thesis by Kerry Topel which I will post under “SO WWW” top left menu home page ASAP), the Nestle Corporation was first approached by Mc Cloud in 1998. Governor Gerry Brown was the Attorney General in July 2008 and in a letter to the Siskiyou Planning Department stated that the Draft Environmental Impact Review (DEIR) of the water bottling contract between Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) and the McCloud CSD was “so fundamentally and basically inadequate….that meaningful public review and comment (is) precluded” and threatened to sue if NWNA did not improve their DEIR. What a coincidence – just realized why that date seemed familiar, the LDPCSD water contract with the MID (with the “fake POU map” posted below) was signed in July 2008 as well. What a small world.
Well, at least there is a bright side to this LDPCSD water quality deception – it wasn’t a bacterial type contamination …..that we know of…..but if deceived about other facts…..could we have been deceived about……? You know what is coming next, right?
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me many, many times, shame on me!
Even though consumption of such water might only negatively affect highly sensitive or older customers with medical issues, such intentional deceit by a public agency is reprehensible. Who knows what harm may have been caused to particular individuals not yet diagnosed with an ailment whose resulting negative effects may not be realized and/or appreciated for many years to come?
CCR-
Consumer Confidence Report?
More like a
CONTINUED CONCEALMENT ROUTINE!
I recall reading in LDPCSD minutes from the 1990s that local groundwater sources contained contaminants not found in lake water that can damage sensitive treatment plant equipment. I’ll try to find that advisement as I believe it came from Pete Kampa himself when employed here the first time.
Considering this recent CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT, another question becomes,
Are the MR WECs of the Lake Don Pedro subdivision, in addition to being unfairly saddled with the substantial additional costs of a GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION PROGRAM for LAFCO ANNEXED PROPERTIES, also being provided water of a lesser quality due to the “blending of groundwater” containing these various undesirable contaminants? Another “double whammy” for the mandatory
MR WECs of the LDP subdivision?
In other words,
Are MR WECs being provided a lesser quality water while simultaneously being forced to pay much more in charges and fees for that inferior water service only because such “water blending” is required for outside POU LAFCO properties because they are legally prohibited from using Merced River water under license restrictions?
Wonder if I still repeat myself?
Yup, sure wonder sometimes if I am still repeating myself.
Lol
Anyway, will try to obtain more information on this water quality issue, but let’s get back to the intended point of this particular blah, blah, blah that once again has completely destroyed my previously scheduled and personally preferred weekend activities at home. Yes, I know, because I allow such CSD matters to disrupt my weekend but I truly believe it is an extremely important matter when a public agency betrays the customers it was intended to serve for the special interests of others.
Soooooo, while searching for old water quality reports I ran across the below water agreement between the LDPCSD and the Merced Irrigation District dated July 10, 2008 which is an EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF DISINGENUOUS PUBLIC AGENCY ACTIVITY THAT NOT ONLY CREATED THIS POU CONTROVERSY, BUT HAS PERPETUATED IT FOR DECADES THROUGH THE CONTINUED ADVOCACY AND USE OF KNOWN FALSE AND INCORRECT INFORMATION.
(What most people would consider BOLD FACE LIES!)
Calculating the additional costs to the MR WECs of the subdivision through the years would undoubtedly produce a substantial and quite shocking monetary estimate considering the public resources expended on both sides of this water service expansion outside the POU of WL11395. This – in addition to the diminished water quality and service received by those legally entitled to Lake McClure/Merced River water.
I must admit to being very disappointed once again with the activities of individuals previously believed to be honestly working for the MR WECs of the LDP subdivision. Yes, ignorance is bliss. I sometimes wish I had never learned the truth about these devious two faced people.
Perhaps a more appropriate name for lakedonpedro.org would be “Death of a Boy Scout”?
My best to you and yours, Lew
OOPS! lol —- Guess I should actually post that water agreement that raises some very serious questions as to the motives and personal integrity of some of the players involved in this continuing POU scam. Check out the clear disclaimer as to accuracy of information on the first page – pretty much says it all. In light of this disclaimer, how likely is it that the MID had absolutely no idea as to this major map deception in the POU BOUNDARY? Especially after “busting” the LDPCSD eight years earlier for license violations and demanding monthly compliance reports regarding where Merced River water was being diverted and used along with how much groundwater was produced to replace that which left the subdivision POU? Humm, then there was that issue of MID not understanding my request for public information regarding those compliance reports for over 16 years that they required of the LDPCSD in writing.
First the MID requirement for monthly compliance reporting…..
THEN EIGHT YEARS LATER THIS “PROPOSED EXHIBIT A” FAKE POU MAP BY THE LDPCSD?
(FAKE MAP BELOW) LOOK AT ALL THOSE “OPEN LAND” ANNEXATIONS REQUIRING EXPENSIVE GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION BECAUSE THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE
LAKE DON PEDRO SUBDIVISION which is the LEGAL PLACE OF USE FOR MERCED RIVER WATER PER WL11395 which was confirmed again in the September 28th, 2017 STATE WATER BOARD NOTICE OF VIOLATION to LDPCSD GM PETE KAMPA.
(NOTE: the lighter printed area of the subdivision indicates Tuolumne County land)
My best to you and yours, Lew
