Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) has scheduled its annual nighttime sanitary sewer collection system flushing program for the downtown Sonora area next week. Sanitary sewer flushing is a common maintenance activity used to improve pipe flow. While TUD maintenance crews are flushing, you may expect intermittent traffic delays in the downtown Sonora area between the hours […]
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Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) will start its annual water pipeline flushing program in Sonora this week. To ensure water quality, the flushing of water lines occurs every year and will run through April 2019, weather permitting. The reason for the flushing is to clear out any sediment or minerals that may accumulate in pipes. TUD […]
Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) is partnering with the Tuolumne Rancheria Me-Wuk Fire Department on the Lyons-South Fork Watershed Resiliency Project. The Rancheria Fire Department (Rancheria) Tribal Fuels Crews plan to begin work Wednesday, November 28th on hand thinning along the Tuolumne Main Canal to increase forest health and protect adjacent communities. The Rancheria project work […]
The Thanksgiving holiday this week will have many Tuolumne County residents busy cooking in their kitchens. To avoid potential plumbing and sewer problems, Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) would like to remind residents how to properly dispose of fats, oils and grease. Sewer blockages can cause backups into homes resulting in an unpleasant mess that can […]
9:45am – 10/29/2018 TUD field crews are responding to an emergency mainline water repair on Lazy Z Lane in Sonora. TUD customers may be experiencing no water or low water pressure. Residents in the following may be effected: Lazy Z Lane, Upper Crystal Falls area, Nile River Drive, Colorado River Drive, Smokey River Drive. It […]
After an extensive and collaborative executive recruitment process, the Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) Board of Directors has selected a new General Manager to lead the District. Following a series of facilitated stakeholder meetings and interviews with a group of highly qualified candidates, the Board has selected Edwin R. Pattison of Modesto as the new General […]
The TUD Board of Directors, at their Board meeting today, Tuesday, October 9th, declared October 6-14, 2018 Water Professionals Appreciation Week and extends its sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of its employees and the water and wastewater professionals who work 24/7 to provide excellent service to our community every day. Water Professionals Appreciation Week […]
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Tuolumne Main Canal that conveys 95% of Tuolumne Utilities District’s water supply will be shut down for PG&E’s regular maintenance from Monday, October 8th through Sunday, October 14th, 2018. With this in mind, the District asks that you limit your water use during this time frame while PG&E […]
UPDATE AT 2:15 pm – 9/21/2018 The water main pipeline on Lazy Z Lane has been repaired and water should be slowly returning back to customers that were affected in the next hour or so. All water should be restored to the entire area by 4 pm. From having to make the repair, water was […]