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Amador Water Agency to borrow for treatment‑plant upgrades after long-standing capacity shortfall; board briefed on WIFIA loan plan
Summary
Amador Water Agency officials briefed supervisors that Ione and Tanner water treatment plants need an estimated $60 million in upgrades to restore reliable capacity, and outlined a financing plan centered on a WIFIA low‑interest loan and bonding that will likely require rate increases.
Amador Water Agency General Manager Larry McKinney briefed the Amador County Board on the agency’s multi‑year efforts to address treatment‑plant capacity and system reliability in Ione and Tanner service areas.
McKinney said both the Ione and Tanner plants have been operating at or above maximum capacity for years, limiting new connections and heightening reliability risks. A recent update put the combined treatment‑plant improvements at roughly $60 million, with Ione’s upgrade estimated at about $27 million. The projects collectively would increase plant…
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