Almaden Valley Community Association (AVCA)

Welcome to the Almaden Valley Community Association – your on-line resource for activities in the Almaden Valley. The AVCA provides information of interest especially for the residents of Almaden Valley, which includes the area equivalent to Zip Code 95120 in San Jose, California.

Set aside the second Monday evening of each month to attend the AVCA meetings where great speakers help the AVCA improve the quality of living in Almaden Valley.

The next AVCA meeting will be:

Monday, June 10, 2013 -- 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Almaden Community Center, Room 3
6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose 95120

Two speakers have agreed to give presentations and answer questions on water supply topics and rates at this meeting from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Many residents are aware that the San Jose Water Company has filed an application to increase rates for water service by a total of 44% over the next three years, 21.51% in 2013, 4.87% in 2014, and 12.59% in 2015. We expect to learn much more about the application and details about both sides of the rate debate.

Speaker: Terri Anderson, Water Supply Operations Planning and Analysis Manager at the Santa Clara Valley Water District

Topic: Santa Clara Valley water supply portfolio and its future.

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Speaker: Richard Rauschmeier, Lead Analyst at the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) overseeing the San Jose Water Company General Rate Case

Topic: The issues, positions, and status of the current San Jose Water Company General Rate Case.

AVCA ACTIVITIES

Click to see speakers and topics at past AVCA meetings.

WHAT'S NEW AT

Speakers scheduled for future meetings:
Monday, October 21: Mayor Chuck Reed

WHAT'S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY

Almaden Lake Project, March 13, 2013 Meeting Report
by Bob Strain, AVCA President
The Santa Clara Valley Water District held this meeting to describe in detail the methyl mercury and bird excrement problems at Almaden Lake. Bob Strain has written this summary with attached charts explaining the presentations and the feasible alternatives, comments and questions from the audience, and a general schedule of future meetings.

Almaden Lake Project, a Blog by SCVWD
http://almadenlakeproject.wordpress.com/
The Santa Clara Valley Water District personnel learned at the March 13th Almaden Lake meeting just how much Almaden Valley residents care about the lake and want to be involved in the problems and solutions. This is the opening thought expressed on the new blog recently started online by the SCVWD to present up-to-date information about the Almaden Lake Project and ways for residents to let the SCVWD know their thoughts and opinions.

SCVWD will be updating the blog regularly as they now realize how important it is that they continue communication with area residents. Some of the sections of the blog include Q&A from previous meetings, feasible alternatives for the lake project, and an introduction to the project team. Many locations in the blog include a place to send your comments or questions.

Readers can request that they be notified of updates as they are posted. Notices of new postings will also appear on the SCVWD Facebook page and through the NextDoor network.

Mount Umunhum Environmental Restoration & Public Access
The Board of The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District voted unanimously at the October 17, 2012 public meeting to keep the radar tower for five years, giving the public an opportunity to raise money to pay for preservation of the tower for the long-term future. For information on work proceeding at the site, please visit the Web site discussing the Mount Umunhum Projects.

Umunhum Conservancy
has been formed to promote the cause of protecting, preserving, and operating Mount Umunhum and the Radar Tower and to raise funds for these purposes. Visit their Web site to request being added to their mailing list and, if interested, sending a donation to help this cause. Umunhum Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) organization, and your donations are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.

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