STATE/FED GRANT FUNDS USED TO “LAUNDER” DIRTY WATER THROUGH WATER LICENSE 11395 SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT?
These new ground wells remind me of an old mob movie where vast sums of illegal and unreported cash from vice crimes such as gambling, prostitution, and drugs, had to be “cleaned or laundered” through other legitimate businesses so as to be used without suspicion of government regulating authorities. Now take a look at this post title and compare.
MISREPRESENTATION OF A MATERIAL FACT? (True intended use for these ground water wells)
STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS were granted based on the representation that these ground wells would be used to sustain an emergency water supply for existing customers in a disadvantaged community entitled to Merced River water under L11395 yet had no alternative source of water. (Previous post established this was incorrect information in the California Environmental Agency, State Water Resources Control Board/Water Rights ORDER because the LDPCSD has used “ground water substitution for surface water transfers” to remedy violations of that license for almost 24 years!.)
PUBLIC MISREPRESENTATIONS TO CUSTOMERS and STATE/FED GRANTING AUTHORITIES?
This assurance (well water for existing customers) has been repeated many times….in Board packet materials and news reports regarding this disastrous drought: GROUND WELL WATER PRODUCTION WAS SPECIFICALLY INTENDED FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS TO PREVENT LOSS OF WATER SERVICE AS LAKE McCLURE SLOWLY DRAINED DUE TO DROUGHT AND ENVIRONMENTAL WILDLIFE RELEASES.
HAS BOARD APPOINTED AND SUPPORTED LDPCSD GM PETER KAMPA ORCHESTRATED A SURREPTITIOUS MISAPPROPRIATION WITH HIS VAST WATER KNOWLEDGE AND WATER INDUSTRY CONTACTS?
GM Pete Kampa was provided extraordinary powers* by the LDPCSD Board of Directors to quickly secure these EMERGENCY GROUND WELLS FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS yet now, after the wells have been tested and are on line, a SPECIAL MEETING has been called for Tuesday, February 16, 2016 for a Board vote.
* Including but not limited to, suspending any public bidding process on extremely expensive construction projects, planning, consultants etc., apparent retro-active approval for activities performed without board approval, the GM is also Treasurer and appointed representative for real estate transactions, and grant funding, and blah, blah, blah. Interesting because it wasn’t that long ago “the community” was outraged with a prior board that was accused of “lack of supervision over the GM” which resulted in a civil lawsuit for wrongful termination that is still dragging on from many, many years ago.
ONE MORE TIME LEW….
Property cannot use Merced River Water under License 11395, ground wells were advised as necessary for existing customer use in emergency drought, grant money secured for ground wells for existing customer use in emergency drought, ground wells constructed and developed with public funds, and now GM and Board want to re-designate their use to properties unable to secure water under License to mix “well water” with “Merced River Water” which MAGICALLY CREATES AN “ALTERNATE/ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF WATER for those without legal entitlement to MERCED RIVER WATER.
“Laundering dirty water” to circumvent License 11395 prohibitions! (Actually the term “dirty water” if factually correct in the analogy because ground water does contain elements damaging to sensitive equipment in our surface water treatment plant- and even Peter Kampa as acknowledged this fact in the past.)
MAJOR SPECIAL MEETING ISSUE?
Whether to RE-DESIGNATE THIS NEW GROUND WATER PRODUCTION TO PROPERTIES OUTSIDE LICENSE PERMITTED AREAS.
CUSTOMERS NEVER ADVISED PUBLIC FUNDS WOULD BE USED TO EXPAND PROHIBITED SERVICE UNDER WATER LICENSE
NEVER, from what I have read in the reams and reams of district information, has this obviously special interest (use of new ground wells to expand outside POU service) program of the GM/Board been noticed to the bill paying customers since Kampa became GM. Typical bait and switch method of operation. Say one thing, do another. Despicable conduct.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PUBIC FUNDS to be granted for one purpose (protecting customer water service with new ground wells) which may on Tuesday, suddenly be transformed into the typical LDPCSD betrayal of existing customers by serving properties OUTSIDE THE LEGAL SERVICE AREA AND THEREFORE, THE REASON BEHIND WHY THEY ARE CURRENTLY WITHOUT WATER!
WHY ACT SO HASTILY WITHOUT ADEQUATE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH AND COMMENT?
“Golly gosh!” there’s that coincidence factor again. Special Meeting notice posted after 1400hrs yesterday which was, Thursday; today Friday is a court holiday, then Saturday- Sunday, Monday is also a court holiday, and then Tuesday’s BIG VOTE MEETING. Hummmm, Can anyone say “Quick! Before a legitimate regulating authority figures out what we’ve done and are doing with PUBLIC FUNDS!”
WHY NOT TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND STUDY THE MATTER PUBLICLY –
PETE KAMPA KNOWS WHAT “TRANSPARENCY OF GOVERNMENT PROCESS” MEANS
HECK HE HAS TAUGHT WATER CLASSES
Logically, it appears that any potential injury to the District in delaying this vote until the community understands this sudden and misdirected change of policy, and/or authorities have an opportunity in investigate, is quite minimal if not entirely absent, whereas, if the board rescinds Resolution 2013-4 and begins installing new water service connections (with groundwater) serious future difficulties will occur if such Board action is ultimately found to be, not only a radical departure from what was clearly and repeatedly represented to the public, but also illegal. This would complicate things even more.
GM Pete Kampa, his Kampa Community Solutions, llc, and long time associates and consultants are making very good money either way, but the Board of Directors representing this district should be ashamed of their customer betrayal. If they continue this facade of public service by rescinding Resolution 2013-4 they should be held accountable.
Here’s an interesting quote from one of Kampa’s consultants:
“While these groundwater wells will provide water supply temporarily, wells in this area are unreliable as a permanent solution due to the fractured rock formations present. These groundwater wells will be kept and used on an emergency basis once a permanent water supply solution is developed and constructed.”
KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS
Tim Williams, PE Mike Vasquez, PE, PLS
Principal Project Manager
Heck even PETE KAMPA’s long acquainted consultant (hired to assist Kampa in applying for Federal and State grants to construct the ground wells) acknowledges in its proposed contract of service that the wells are temporary solutions only. So why would the Board of Directors abolish the restriction on serving further outside MID POU properties and jump into this illogical policy?
Only a SPECIAL INTEREST GM & Board of Directors would use admitted
“TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS”
for
“DECADES OLD PROBLEMS”
Hey, if they do rescind Resolution 2013-4 on Tuesday the above is an accurate and catchy motto for PETE KAMPA, his Kampa Community Solutions business, and his current “BOARD OF DEFECTORS”, heck, maybe a screen play-
KAMPA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LLC
and
THE LAKE DON PEDRO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
proudly present
TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS
FOR DECADES OLD PROBLEMS
with
MILLIONS OF YOUR
PUBLIC DOLLARS!
LOL
(not so actually, because 99% of legal customers are paying for this absolute nonsense.)
DO NOT FORGET!
Remember the poem from the June 13, 2015 post?
Liar liars your pants are on fire
How will you extinguish the flames?
Emergency ground water was just the bait
A distracted community will bare the blame.
VOTE NO ON ANY RATE INCREASE
DO NOT REWARD SUCH DUPLICITOUS BEHAVIOR!)
Disingenuous and quite disappointing coming from
“Oath of Office” sworn DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD
See what I mean? Not hate …………simply pure distrust based on their own activities.
My best to you and yours, Lew
