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Having the SMUD Clearing All-In Attitude Trees and Brush near PAGE 3 High-voltage Lines PAGE 2 MessengerGold River VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 06 Serving Gold River and Sacramento County JUNE, 2020 SEE Public or Private, Fireworks SMUD Stocking INSIDE Reservoirs with Thousands of Trout I STILL REMEMBER this 4th will be Different THE GREAT TIMES SMUD Press Release SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - SMUD is again stocking three Sierra reservoirs with rainbow trout. The fish planting starts in June and runs into August. SMUD will stock 25,000 pounds of fish at Union Valley, Loon Lake and Ice House reservoirs in El Dorado County. Surveys say fishing tops PAGE 6 the reasons folks visit the Crystal Basin Recreational Area and the trout plants enhance angling opportu- SOCIAL SECURITY nities for the public. On average, the fish weigh MATTERS almost two pounds, including By Russell Gloor some trophy fish. SMUD has scheduled six separate trout plantings. The Cash-strapped non-profits are hoping for brisk business with so few professional displays being staged this season. largest of the three reservoirs, Photo by David Dickstein Union Valley, will get 9,400 pounds; Loon Lake, 8,100 By David Dickstein Fourth of July after Old Glory. “People on for the nation’s 244th birthday. The pounds; and Ice House, 7,500 are feeling constrained in response to reason is scant few of the 16,000 pub- pounds. Mount Lassen Trout SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - This the coronavirus crisis. Social distanc- lic fireworks displays typically staged Farms of Payne’s Creek will is the first in a two-part series cover- ing has gone on since winter, and for in country on the Fourth of July are deliver the fish. The company ing how the Sacramento Valley will those who have suffered through the expected to go forward, according to also stocks SMUD’s Rancho celebrate Independence Day with tra- loss of loved ones and jobs, this ordeal the American Pyrotechnics Association. Seco Lake, which annually ditional fireworks in an untraditional has been an especially painful journey.” “There have been widespread cancel- hosts a very popular trout PAGE 6 year. Watch for our annual fireworks One way humans cope through lations of Independence Day parades, derby. buyers guide in the next issue. crisis is by sharing happy and enter- concerts and fireworks displays nation- SMUD proactively works Between California’s months- taining physical experiences, even wide,” said APA Executive Director to improve the quality of life long shelter-in-place order and other in the era of social distancing. It’s no Julie Heckman. “Due to social distanc- in El Dorado County, where LISTENING TO “don’ts” issued by governments of all surprise, then, that Kelly, part of a ing mandates related to COVID-19, the the electric utility owns and levels during the coronavirus pandemic, consumer industry hoping to salvage skies will be dark above the vast major- operates the Upper American THE VOTERS citizens might feel that they’re living in a season, proclaimed that “celebrat- ity of cities, towns and municipalities. River Project (UARP), a the home of the brave, but not so much ing America’s birthday with fireworks Giving a rare green light to skies of system of hydroelectric gen- By Sue Frost the land of the free. is about as happy and entertaining as red, white and blue is Elk Grove. The eration facilities. “Many That sentiment could make this it gets.” city council approved an aerial show SMUD employees work and coming Independence Day the most Bought for therapeutic or patriotic for July 4, but instead of setting off fire- live in El Dorado County important one since the first. purposes, consumer fireworks sold by works over Elk Grove Regional Park and support the local busi- “I don’t disagree with that,” said John non-profit organizations out of tempo- and the 22,000 or so gathered there, nesses and the tax base,” Kelly, vice president of TNT Fireworks, rary stands in Sacramento County and the staging area will be at an undis- said SMUD Chief Energy the nation’s largest reseller of perhaps other areas where legal will be how closed location so that residents can Delivery Officer Frankie the most recognizable symbol of the many Americans get their bang-boom Continued on page 3 McDermott. In 2014 SMUD was awarded a new 50-year license by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proceeds from Quick Quack’s (FERC) to continue operating the UARP, which provides PAGE 8 nearly 700 megawatts of New Community Guide to Benefit Food Banks low-cost, clean, non-carbon- emitting hydro power. The By Courtney said Travis Kimball, Chief resource provides about 15 to Hardy-Wagner, Marketing Officer and 20 percent of SMUD’s energy Quick Quack Car Wash Partner of Quick Quack capacity during an average Car Wash. “Our vision is water year. The fish-stocking SACRAMENTO REGION, to ҅Change Lives for the effort helps SMUD meet con- PAID CA (MPG) - ’ ditions of operating its FERC ECRWSS Quick Quack Better, which includes PRSRT STD PRSRT Car Wash has developed a showing support to our license for the UARP. U.S.POSTAGE EDDM RETAIL Community Guide to spur local businesses, with this Fishing licenses issued by the local economy and raise guide we hope to increase the California Department of funds for local non-prof- business for our business Fish and Wildlife are avail- its. The limited number of partners, and also raise cap- able for purchase from more Community Guides will start ital for the Sacramento Food than 1,400 license agents selling on Friday, May 29, Bank and Placer Food Bank. throughout the state and can 2020, at all Quick Quack Car 100% of the proceeds from also be obtained online at Wash locations across Greater the guides will be donated to wildlife.ca.gov/licensing. Sacramento. these organizations to con- For more information about “We realize many busi- tinue feeding families during UARP and associated projects, nesses were affected by the this time of need.” While the please visit SMUD.org and the shelter-in-place order due to Quackals is your partner to support local businesses and supply state is slowly reopening, Community and Recreational the Coronavirus pandemic,” Sacramento and Placer Food Banks stock up. Photo: Quick Quack Continued on page 3 Areas web pages. H SAFE. CLEAN. DEPENDABLE. www.chwd.org | (916) 725-6873 Local Customer Postal www.GoldRiverMessenger.com **********ECRWSS********** 2 • GOLD RIVER MESSENGER JUNE, 2020 SMUD Clearing Trees and Vitalant Begins Testing Donations for Antibodies to COVID-19 Brush near High-voltage Lines By Drew Fowler, more information, visit Vitalant vitalant.org/COVIDfree. SMUD Press Release Donations of all blood SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - types are critically needed SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA Vitalant became the first right now, with an espe- (MPG) - SMUD vegetation national blood bank to cially high need for type O, management crews are busy test all blood donations A- negative and B-negative clearing large areas of trees for antibodies to SARS- red blood cells. In addition, with high fuel loads and ele- CoV-2, the coronavirus platelets are always needed vated fire risk in the Sierra that causes COVID-19. by patients for cancer foothills under and near high- The nation’s largest inde- treatments, surgeries and voltage transmission lines. pendent, nonprofit blood emergencies. Because of With the 2020 fire season collector ‒ serving hospital its short shelf life ‒ only 5 approaching, tree and brush patients across the coun- days ‒ the supply of plate- work is essential to SMUD’s try, including Northern lets must be continually efforts to mitigate wildfire dan- California and the Central replenished. ger during the hot summer Coast ‒ is providing the Donors are urged to give months. test results to donors who blood as soon as possible. Crews working in the Rescue complete successful blood Appointments are strongly area east of El Dorado Hills are donations, which are criti- recommended: visit conducting the latest in planned cally needed now. vitalant.org or call 877-25- SMUD contract tree pruning workers clear high-fuel vegetation and brush under and near high- The antibody test ‒ VITAL (877-258-4825). vegetation management work voltage transmission lines in Rescue, El Dorado County. Photo: SMUD in El Dorado County that’s authorized by the Food The antibody tests are been going on for several years. “Managing this vegetation and by helicopter. To identify any potential situation that can and Drug Administration ‒ part of a full panel of tests SMUD owns rights-of-way near our transmission lines that trees proven to be historically cause an outage or safety issue will indicate if the donor’s that Vitalant performs on in its transmission line corri- feed the SMUD grid is critical associated with causing power is prioritized and addressed immune system has pro- successful blood donations. dors that span forested areas to keeping our system reliable,” outages. SMUD uses Light to ensure public safety and duced antibodies to the Donors are not charged for all the way to Loon Lake in the said SMUD Chief Energy Detection and Ranging reliability. virus, regardless of whether the tests and costs are sub- Crystal Basin area. Delivery Officer Frankie (LiDAR) technology and a Trees are beautiful and pro- they ever showed symp- sidized, in part, by The The transmission lines McDermott. “This exhaustive helicopter to efficiently and vide excellent natural benefits toms. It is possible that Blood Center Foundation move electricity from SMUD’s planning and work execution strategically pinpoint those including comfort and energy over time, the broad use of the Inland Northwest and hydroelectric plants in the also go a long way in mitigating trees for pruning or removal savings from the shading can- of antibody tests and clini- The Bonfils Blood Center Upper American River Project potential wildfire danger.” that are within defined clear- opy, but their growth needs to cal follow-up will provide Donor Advised Fund.

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