CCWD Release: Update on Copperopolis Water Treatment Plant – PG&E Outage
Joel Metzger, External Affairs Manager
Calaveras County Water District
Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) worked with PG&E last night to secure a backup generator for the Copperopolis Water Treatment Plant. It took until 3 a.m. Friday to get the backup generator hooked up and the plant running. Our water tanks were getting low by that point, and we need time to fill those tanks back up. We are urging all CCWD customers in Copperopolis to continue conserving water until PG&E restores power to all of Copperopolis.
See our most recent Web posts here and here.
Once normal power is restored and our tanks are at a safe level, we will post an update letting people know they can use water normally.
We appreciate your help getting the word out. Please call me at 209-768-6270 if you have any questions.
UPDATE 7:45 a.m. Friday – CCWD continues to urge customers to conserve water in Copperopolis. While CCWD’s water treatment plant did come back online at about 3 a.m. Friday thanks to a backup generator provided by PG&E, CCWD needs all customers in Copperopolis to continue conserving water until PG&E restores power to all of Copperopolis.
8:45 p.m. Thursday – Thanks to the tireless work of CCWD staff in coordination with PG&E, a new backup generator has been secured for our water treatment plant in Copperopolis. However, we are still urging all customers in Copperopolis to conserve water at this time, even if power has been restored to your homes. We need time to bring the water treatment plant back online and fill up the water storage tanks serving the Copperopolis community. We will post updates on our website and Facebook Friday morning to provide an update to the community. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this challenging time.
For more information, contact the CCWD Customer Service Department at (209) 754-3543 or customerservice@ccwd.org.
