Winter 2020 Customer NewsletterWe hope you find value in the Fall 2020 issue of the "Distributary" - a channel for reliable information.
NEXT: ZOOM FACILITATES BOARD MEETINGS DURING PANDEMICSince the World Health Organization announced a global public health emergency on January 30 of this year, daily life as everyone knew it has been turned upside down, and in the beginning practically ceased.
AVEK AVOIDS ELECTION; THREE INCUMBENTS RETAIN THEIR SEATSCongratulations go out to Directors Justin Lane, Audrey Miller and Gary Van Dam, granted the opportunity to serve as board members for the next four years following their colleagues approval to appoint them to their respective seats at the public board meeting on Tuesday, August 25.
AVEK PREPARES TO TARGET LOCAL HAZARDSBecause safety and health of the public and employees are always a priority to AVEK, administrators and staff have embarked on a new venture aimed at developing the Agency’s first Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).
AVEK SEEKS GRANT FUNDING TO BUILD RESILIENCYIf the lights go out, Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency instituted a contingency plan; the purchase of generators that will keep operations working seamlessly at the Quartz Hill, Eastside, Rosamond and Acton treatment plants, as well as the Westside Water Bank and several pump stations. AVEK also acquired some trailers to facilitate the mobility of the generators and to store additional fuel…
Water Year Starts Off With 10% Allocation from DWRAntelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency just learned was allocated 14,484 acre-feet of surface water for 2021, or 10% of its 144,844 acre-feet Table A contracted entitlement from the State Department of Water Resources. An acre-foot equals 325,851 gallons, the amount industry experts say is consumed annually in the average single-family Antelope Valley household.
NOVEMBER GM REPORT - ENOUGH WATER FOR 2021 DESPITE MINIMAL RAINA glimpse into 2021 indicates that AVEK will be able to meet customer demands for supplemental water supplies
AVEK Remembers Former Longtime Board Member Andy RutledgeWhen AVEK board members conducted their Oct. 13 virtual meeting, they convened in memory of former Director Andy
Employee Spotlight: Steve OlmscheidMeet Steve Olmscheid, AVEK’s maintenance supervisor, who believes in the ethic that states hard work leads to success