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Address:   144 Ferguson Rd, P.O. Box 6570, Auburn, CA 95604

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Placer County Water Agency is the largest water purveyor in the Placer County. Its responsibilities include water resource planning and management, retail and wholesale supply of drinking water and irrigation water, and production of hydroelectric energy. The agency serves more than 41,000 retail treated water customers in its Western Water System and it also provides treated water on a wholesale basis to other services, including the San Juan Water District, the City of Lincoln, the area west of Roseville, and small systems in the Loomis Basin. Additionally, PCWA operates 170 miles of canals, serving irrigation water for agriculture.

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Board of Directors

A five member board of directors is the governing body of Placer County Water Agency. Each director is elected to a four-year term by the registered voters to represent the county’s five supervisorial districts.

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03/12/2024
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The Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors voted Thursday to move ahead with a $4.5 million funding agreement to help consolidate the Shady Glen Community Water System into PCWA’s Colfax water system.

Placer Sentinel logo From Placer Sentinel...

03/11/2024
Image for display with article titled PWCA Makes Progress Toward Consolidation of Shady Glen's Water System

Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors voted to move ahead with a $4.5 million funding agreement to consolidate the Shady Glen Community Water System into PCWA’s Colfax water system

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09/29/2023
The PCWA states that this consolidation means Weimar’s 550-plus customers will benefit from improved water supply reliability and more stable water rates.

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04/09/2023
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12/20/2022
A Placer County agency has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company from damages related to California’s largest wildfire of 2022.

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