Zone 7 is responsible for providing flood control and water resources to the Livermore-Amador Valley. The district was created by the California Legislature in 1947 and Zone 7 was formed by a vote of local residents in 1957. Of Alameda County's 10 active zones, only Zone 7 has its own elected seven-member board of directors. Zone 7 sells treated water primarily to four retail water agencies - the California Water Service Company, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and the Dublin San Ramon Services District. It also sells untreated water directly to agricultural and other customers.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Pleasanton Weekly Endorses Exner, McGrail, Morrison, and Palmer for Zone 7 Directors

In the May 30 edition the Pleasanton Weekly editorial staff endorsed Alfred Exner, Jim McGrail, Matt Morrison, and Sarah Palmer for Zone 7 Directors.

The editorial urges voters to focus who is chosen to serve on the Zone 7 board because of the current drought that "... without more rain ... could become the worst ever." Zone 7 "... is the driving force to require water rationing  in the Valley, and those chosen in the direct election Tuesday will need the backbone to carry out those decisions."

The editorial remarks that "Morrison is well-known in Pleasanton as a dedicated environmentalist" and "plans to promote ongoing conservation strategies over increasing reliance on environmentally damaging Delta water diversions."
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