Grass Valley, CA November 10, 2017 – A donation to the Nevada County Historical Society for a kitchen remodel and the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) drought contingency plan were among topics addressed during the Nov. 8 Board of Directors meeting.
Present were President Nick Wilcox, Vice President William Morebeck, alongside Directors Nancy Weber, John H. Drew and Scott Miller.
Directors approved $5,515 from the 2018 donations budget to support the Nevada County Historical Society’s efforts to remodel the kitchen at the History Center (formerly the Searls Historical Library). The library contains an extensive map collection including federal, state and local maps of the county dating from the 1850s. NID staff and consultants regularly use the facility for historical research. The vote was 3-2.
In other NID Board matters, Directors discussed the District’s Drought Contingency Plan, which needs to be updated every five years. The purpose of the Plan is to provide guidance to staff and customers to help minimize water supply shortage impacts during droughts. The plan identifies action levels, appropriate agency responses, water demand reduction goals, as well as provides recommended demand management measures to assist customers in water conservation.
The General Manager reported district water storage is 186,053 acre-feet, 66 percent of capacity. Precipitation to-date at Bowman Lake is 2.91 inches, or 48 percent of average for the water year.
The next regular meeting of the NID Board of Directors will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the NID Business Center located at 1036 West Main Street, Grass Valley. NID Board meetings are open to the public.