ABOUT THE DISTRICT
When the District was formed in 1992, it acquired the water and sewer systems previously owned and operated by predecessor agencies. This includes water and sewer systems throughout Tuolumne County and within the City of Sonora, the only incorporated City within the County. The conditions of the acquired systems varied widely; with the Regional Sewer System in good condition while the other sewer and water systems serving District customers varied from good to poor condition. One of the stated purposes of the formation of TUD was to serve as a receiving agency of privately owned water and sewer systems that were either determined by the regulatory agencies or the system’s customers to be better served by the District. The District continues to fund capital improvement projects in an effort to improve water infrastructure and sewer infrastructure.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The Board of Directors establishes policies for the operation of the District. The public is encouraged and invited to attend the regularly scheduled District Board meetings which occur at 2pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
Regular Board Meeting
Holiday – Office Closed
Regular Board Meeting
WATER SERVICES
Approximately 95% of the water the District distributes originates from the South Fork Stanislaus River and is impounded in Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Lyons and Pinecrest Reservoirs. PG&E owns and operates a canal and flume system to convey water from Lyons Reservoir to the Phoenix Powerhouse. The District owns and operates a total of 71 miles of ditch, flume, pipe, and tunnel infrastructure that diverts water from the PG&E system at various locations. The majority of TUD customers reside in or near the community of Sonora which is at about elevation 2,000 feet elevation. TUD also serves customers in several communities to the east up to about elevation 6,000 feet elevation past Sierra Village.
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The District utilizes approximately 140 miles of sewer pipeline to collect between 400-500 million gallons of sewage per year. The Sonora Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed in the late 1970’s along with a network of sewer trunk lines to collect sewage from the surrounding areas of Columbia, East Sonora, Mono Village, Mono Vista, Ranchos Poquitos, Soulsbyville, Twain Harte, and Willow Springs. Also in the late 1970’s, a regional reclamation system was constructed that allows for the reuse of the treated sewer effluent for irrigation on pasture lands outside of the community of Jamestown. The overall sewer system directly serves approximately 6,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers.
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UPDATE – The repair has been completed and water has been restored to the area by 10:15am. Thank you for your patience. TUD field crews are responding to a mainline water break that is effecting residents in the Upper Crystal Falls area. TUD customers may be experiencing no water or low water pressure. Residents in […]
Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) sewer collection field crews will be cleaning and smoke testing its sewer collection system tomorrow, Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Columbia. Residents in the vicinity of Parrotts Ferry Road in Columbia, near the Pedro Y, may notice smoke in the area just west of Parrotts Ferry Road between the hours of […]
Fix a Leak Week! Are you ready to chase down leaks? Household leaks can waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water annually nationwide, so each year we ask customers to hunt down the drips during Fix a Leak Week. Mark your calendars for the EPA’s tenth annual Fix a Leak Week, March 19 through 25, […]
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