ACWA Presents Leadership Award to Placer County Water Agency General Manager Andy Fecko
May 08 2024 - 1:20PM
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today presented
its 2024 Excellence in Water Leadership Award to Placer County
Water Agency (PCWA) General Manager Andy Fecko for his leadership
and commitment to water resource issues, especially in reducing
fuel load in our National Forest system lands.
At PCWA, Fecko manages several billion dollars of
infrastructure that must be operational at all times, including
during and after wildfires that have become more common and
destructive in the past decade. In response to the devastating
Kings Fire in 2014, Fecko led the region’s creation of the French
Meadows Forest Restoration Project – a public/private forest health
partnership. The project consists of 30,000 acres of ecological
thinning within the Tahoe National Forest. This is a
first-of-its-kind project that established the formula for success
in California forest management, which is based on
collaboration.
Fecko also serves on the Federal Wildland Fire
Mitigation and Management Commission that delivered a comprehensive
report to Congress with policy recommendations to address nearly
every aspect of the wildfire crisis.
“Andy has demonstrated remarkable collaboration
throughout his career that has resulted in these important wildland
fire mitigation projects,” said ACWA President Cathy Green. “In
addition, his depth of knowledge and experience with the federal
and state environmental processes, stewardship agreements, and
engagement with NGOs is unparalleled. His contributions demonstrate
what can be done while setting an example for all of us to follow
in adapting to our changing climate.”
The Excellence in Water Leadership Award, Building
a World of Difference®, recognizes individuals who have made a
remarkable and visible contribution to California water. The award,
sponsored by Black & Veatch Corporation, was presented during
ACWA’s 2024 Spring Conference & Expo in Sacramento where
approximately 1,500 water industry professionals in California are
attending programs and panel discussions on a variety of key water
issues.
For more information about ACWA’s awards programs,
please visit www.acwa.com/awards.
ACWA is a statewide association of public
agencies whose more than 470 members are responsible for about 90%
of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit
www.acwa.com
Contact:
Heather Engel, ACWA Director of Communications | C
(916) 669-2387Brie Anne Coleman, Placer County Water Agency
Communications Manager | C (530) 537-4504