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Join Us<\/p>\n
Sunday, February 4th, 2024<\/p>\n
2:00-3:00 pm<\/p>\n
Angels Camp Museum Carriage House<\/p>\n
753 S. Main Street, Angels Camp, CA<\/p>\n
Our Speaker:<\/p>\n
Joel Metzger, General Manager<\/p>\n
Utica Water and Power Authority (Utica)<\/p>\n
The Latest News from Utica Water<\/p>\n
& Power Authority!<\/p>\n
Learn about the water supply for<\/p>\n
Murphys, Vallecito, and Angels Camp<\/p>\n
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Presentation Topics:<\/p>\n
General overview of Utica Water and Power Authority
\nShowing of the video: “Water: Our Gold”
\nOverview of natural disaster threats to the water supply system, grant funding to mitigate these threats, with special focus on wildfire
\nOverview of the FERC Exemption Application process and what that would mean for our community
\nAbout our Presenter:<\/p>\n
Joel Metzger<\/p>\n
Joel Metzger is the general manager of the Utica Water and Power Authority (Utica), a position he has held for three years. He was raised in Calaveras County and lives in Vallecito with his family. Outside of work, he enjoys mountaineering, traveling, photography, landscaping, gardening, tennis, golf, skiing, and spending time with his family. He earned an Associate\u2019s Degree in Liberal Studies from Columbia College in Sonora and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park.<\/p>\n
His first job following college was with the Calaveras Enterprise Newspaper, where he spent six years working as a newspaper reporter and eventually earning a promotion to editor in chief. He made a major career change in 2014 when he was hired by the Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) as a member of the management team.<\/p>\n
Over the next six years, he served as head external affairs, grant writing, water conservation, customer service and legislative advocacy. On July 13, 2021 Joel was hired as general manager of Utica Water and Power.<\/p>\n
What better person to have come and update us all on what\u2019s new and important around our most precious natural asset and the infrastructure it depends on. We hope you\u2019ll join us!<\/p>\n
Learn more about Utica at www.uticawater.com or www.facebook.com\/UticaWaterPower.<\/p>\n
All are welcome. Arrive early for refreshments.<\/p>\n
Got ideas for future lecture? Please let us know!<\/p>\n
For more information about Museum Foundation projects, visit our website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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