Some rain last night/early this morning.  Power outage around 0300hrs – tired.  Had to start the slow video uploading process again.

YES INDEED.   I think it a great idea that those benefiting from Kampa’s publicly funded GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION PROGRAM for LAFCo property annexations outside the MIDPOU for WL11395 come to meetings, identify themselves, and explain their particular “want water” situation.  The Board of Directors and Pete Kampa continue to refuse to explain why the MR WECs (MERCED RIVER WATER ENTITLED CUSTOMERS) of the LDP subdivision should pay for this expensive special benefit – maybe some of those receiving the benefit could explain the logic or fairness?

DIRECTOR EMERY ROSS SURE HAS NOT AFTER TWENTY SOMETHING YEARS OF CATTLE RANCHING WITH SPECIAL BENEFIT GROUNDWATER SUBSTITUTION.

Kampa has clearly gone to great lengths to conceal the identity of some of his “SLEEPING ANNEXATIONS” from 20 years ago.  Likely because they provide evidence of a powerful motive for his return to LDP and exactly WHAT he was tasked with completing for the DIRECTORS THAT ORCHESTRATED HIS “SNEAKY UNETHICAL RETURN”.

After all, who better to complete these “SLEEPING ANNEXATIONS” (through development of an ALTERNATIVE GROUNDWATER SOURCE with PUBLIC FUNDS/GRANTS) than the individual responsible for their creation 20 years  earlier when starting his infamous water career (1994-1997)?  Especially someone who advertised about being influential with the Sacramento “movers and shakers” in the state water industry – heck he has even been a board member for the CSDA (CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION) for many, many years.

I’ll tell you this……”SNEAKY PETE” Kampa has completely changed my perspective of the CSDA that’s for sure.  Well, wait a sec, that’s too early to call, let me rephrase that, IF the CSDA permits a character like PETE KAMPA to remain as a representative of that organization after what he has clearly done to the LAKE DON PEDRO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT during the last 20 years, yes indeed, my prior positive opinion of that organization would definitely change.

Actually I have been searching for CSDA’s Board election results since all selected Board Members were to be introduced at the Annual Conference in Monterey, CA in September 2017.     Haven’t been able to find the results.

Although there could be a number of reasons why those CSDA ELECTION RESULTS have not been advertised I find it rather curious.  I still hope some needed correction might be taking place within that organization —  rather than possibly only demonstrating through example exactly where PETE KAMPA learned how to so expertly conceal relevant and truthful facts from the public.  

HURRY!  PETE KAMPA CAN GET THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO FINISH THESE COUNTY LAFCo (Local Agency Formation Commission) ANNEXATIONS BUT HE NEEDS THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT EMERGENCY TO CONCEAL, JUSTIFY & CONFUSE THE ACTIVITY!

Not even a simple

employment background check

BEFORE handing over

ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF LDPCSD FUNDS?

(obtained by again raising rates for MR WECs with a Prop 218 to avoid bankruptcy)

TO

“SNEAKY PETE” KAMPA?

   (Does that sound like responsible fiduciary duty?)

YUP KUDDOS to real estate business owner PETER  SCHIMMELFENNIG for taking a stand and explaining one of the potential uses for KAMPA’s intended sale of our supposedly dedicated EMERGENCY DROUGHT WATER.

My appreciation for Mr. Schimmelfennig’s appearance and explaining one of the proposed uses by a prospective property purchaser does not mean I agree with the plan or believe it worthy of scrapping a COMMON SENSE REGULATION prohibiting further EXPENSIVE SPECIAL BENEFIT GROUNDWATER REPLACEMENT FOR PROPERTIES NOT ENTITLED TO MERCED RIVER WATER – because obviously I do not.  (Incidentally -EMERY ROSS voted against that prohibition and DANNY JOHNSON completely missed the meeting when the vote was taken back in 2013.)

Realtor Peter Schimmelfennig took a stand in HIS BELIEF such intended groundwater use is reasonable.

At least

ONE PETER

IN THAT BOARDROOM

HAD THE GUTS

TO STAND UP

AND BE COUNTED!

OUR “SNEAKY PETE” does what he wants, hides behind a board of directors which repeatedly refuses to explain their consistent support for “ALL THINGS KAMPA” while passing all expenses to the MERCED RIVER WATER ENTITLED CUSTOMERS.

When you stop and think about it, it all comes down to when the counties of TUOLUMNE and MARIPOSA started annexing more land into the LDPCSD WATER SERVICE AREA than what the CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION was prepared to approve!

ESSENTIALLY, THE TWO COUNTIES WERE TELLING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA & STATE WATER BOARD WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO SERVE WATER THROUGH THE LDPCSD THEY CREATED REGARDLESS OF THE CPUC DECISION OR ESTABLISHED WATER LICENSE RESTRICTIONS!

That larger service area, ALL OUTSIDE PLACE OF USE under the water license of course, 

[aka that massive area that included the future commercial cattle ranch of long time multi-term LDPCSD Director Emery Ross (Gerrymandering of the district permitted NON STAKEHOLDERS to vote in our elections and insured continued dysfunction of the Board of Directors) who started that business with a “liberated meter” after being denied service by the LDPCSD]

was brought into the district by LAFCOs BEFORE THE January 1981 CPUC APPROVAL FOR THE TRANSFER OF FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM SIERRA HIGHLAND WATER COMPANY TO THE RECENTLY FORMED LDPCSD in AUGUST OF 1980! 

$$$$$$$$$$

VERY IMPORTANT:

Both counties knew the CPUC intended to only approve a

SERVICE AREA which agreed with the

MERCED RIVER WATER

PLACE OF USE UNDER WL11395!

$$$$$$$$$$

 

So without a thought for the WATER LICENSE RESTRICTIONS ON THE PLACE OF USE FOR MERCED RIVER WATER – AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY – knowing the LDPCSD had no groundwater wells – both counties expanded that service  area with HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS ANNEXATIONS.

Should they (the counties) not be the ones to bear this substantial GROUNDWATER REPLACEMENT COST rather than the innocent victim property owners of the LAKE DON PEDRO residential subdivision?

Those who purchased property in the LAKE DON PEDRO subdivision have been intentionally betrayed and setup as perpetual victims to cover all additional costs of serving GROUNDWATER to properties that SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE LDPCSD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I believe that is fraud (different issue than the technical definition of what constitutes an “ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY” when Kampa failed to mention the LDPCSD did have a groundwater well providing  water to correct prior  WL11395 diversion violations) because when those in the subdivision pay more for their entitled water due to the added costs in developing groundwater wells and treating that contaminated water for safe consumption, they are paying more than what it would cost to simply deliver their ENTITLED WATER which is one of the primary reasons for the creation of a SPECIAL DISTRICT!  PAY ONLY WHAT IT COSTS TO DELIVER THE ENTITLED WATER SERVICE TO A DEFINED SERVICE AREA.

There are many extra state required processes now (chemical-physical, monitoring, compliance, administrative) due to KAMPA and KOMPANY’s insistence on expanding groundwater service even further.

Where does such absolute nonsense and possible criminal conspiracy stop?

Anyway, thank you Mr. Schimmelfennig for taking the time to attend the meeting and having the courage to voice your opinion.  Although I completely disagree with you, I have more respect for you than I do our Board of Directors and SPECIAL INTEREST MOTIVATED GM/TREASURER.  I hope you continue to attend meetings and encourage other annexed property owners wanting groundwater service to attend and explain their situations.  Were any of you sold “after the fact” annexed LAFCO land with assurances of obtaining future groundwater service from the LDPCSD?   Is that what Peter Kampa told you or others twenty years ago when setting this up?   No doubt there are numerous examples of past, present, and continuing fraud in the drought prone hills of “LAKE DON FRAUDO, CA”.

My best to you and yours, Lew