Tuolumne Utilities District and Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors hold joint meeting
Lake water is priority
August 14,
The Tuolumne Utilities District Board of Directors and the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors held a joint meeting to discuss the immediate priority to get more leeway from the State Water Resources Control Board at Pinecrest Lake. TUD is bracing for a potential drought situation created by a new State restriction that will affect its water customers, Peter J. Kampa, General Manager, stated.
The effort to change the minimum lake level could be complicated by a complaint filed to the water board over alleged “waste and unreasonable use” of water. The complaint alleges that the district wastes as much as 40 percent of its water supply through leaks and losses in the ditch and flume system, said Jesse Barton, TUD’s attorney.
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