El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2022-2023
El Dorado County Grand Jury 2022-2023 How Will Grizzly Flats Water District Survive?
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Findings and Recommendations 9 findings
F1
The absence of a contingency plan resulted in delays in communication between the GFCSD and EDC, State, and Federal agencies which delayed emergency funding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The GFCSD Board should develop a post Caldor Fire contingency plan to facilitate coordination and communication with the EDC Board of Supervisors, the El Dorado Water Agency, FEMA, CalOES and other agencies, as needed. This should be accomplished
F2
GFCSD is notified of a change in ownership of a parcel by the Assessor’s Office every six (6) months.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
GFCSD Board should request the Assessor’s office provide an update on sales of Grizzly Flats parcels to GFCSD quarterly. This should be accomplished
F3
A tax lien is placed on the parcel if the water service bill goes unpaid.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Every parcel with a water connection, as defined within the GFCSD Ordinance 88-1, will be billed for water service.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
With the loss of two thirds of GFCSD structures, the existing water service rate is inadequate to meet the current revenue needs for the GFCSD.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
In order to avoid insolvency, the GFCSD should pursue a new rate structure and approve it pursuant to the Proposition 218 process. This should be accomplished
F6
Without an increase in revenue, the GFCSD will face insolvency by August 2027.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
In order to avoid insolvency, the GFCSD should pursue a new rate structure and approve it pursuant to the Proposition 218 process. This should be accomplished
F7
Damage to water lines by the local utility company while undergrounding electrical lines could have been minimized if an up- to-date subdivision parcel map of the water infrastructure existed.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
Once the Proposition 218 process is complete and a new rate structure is in place, the GFCSD should hire a licensed civil engineering firm to create an accurate water service infrastructure map. This should be accomplished
F8
The GFCSD lacked the resources to pursue available funding sources.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
The EDC Board of Supervisors should assign a dedicated resource for a six-month period to seek out and apply for grants from local, State and Federal sources, in assistance to the GFCSD. This should be accomplished
F9
There is no published contingency plan in the event that the GFCSD becomes insolvent.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
The EDC BOS should develop, in conjunction with the GFCSD, a contingency plan should the GFCSD become insolvent. This should be accomplished
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 13The Caldor Fire has fundamentally changed the Grizzly Flats community. GFCSD is likely to have fewer customers going forward for years and may never return to the level of operations that existed before the fire. The GFCSD based its revenue on the assumption that 622 parcels would be paying the monthly base rate plus volumetric usage. The loss of volumetric revenue results in approximately $11,000 less revenue each month and the GFCSD is headed toward insolvency. The GFCSD must take into consideration the loss of two thirds of developed parcels that are no longer using water and must reconfigure rates in accordance with the requirements of Proposition 218 to survive. How GFCSD will upgrade the water service infrastructure to meet current residential and commercial building requirements for new structures’ sprinkler system remains an open issue.
No Responses Found 1
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