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WATERGATE TOWER, SUITE 940 1900 POWELL STREET, EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608 (415) 547-3006
August 4,- 1977
Mr. Milt Seymour
Truckee-Donner Public Utility District
P. 0. Box 309
Truckee, CA 95734
Dear Mr. Seymour:':
We enclose copy of our letter regarding installation of
meters, which was sent to all of our tenants at Donner
Center in Truckee, CA. A list of all the tenants (names
and addresses) is also enclosed for your information.
There is a possibility that we will have a new tenant
moving in shortly and if this comes to pass we will send
along that information promptly.
Thank you for your assistance.
S' erely,,
Richard G. Burge
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PACIFIC ,HOLDINGS ..
WATERGATE TOWER, SUITE 940 1900 POWELL'STREET, EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608 - (415).547-3006
August 4, 1977
SUBJECT:- DONNER CENTER ELECTRICAL SERVICE
For some time weihave been exploring ways of providing separate meters for each
unit. Recently, the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District has implemented a
rule change," which now allows us from an economic viewpoint to make the installa-
tion. Ken Weakley of Mountain Electric will be the electrical contractor, and
Barbara Teare will handle the coordination at the Center. She will advise you .
before the system is changed over, so you will have time to schedule around the
short time period when the power is off. We expect the job to be completed in .
about4 to 5 weeks.
' The new manager of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District, Mr. Milt Seymour,
has been most helpful , and has advised that the Public Utility District has a
one time charge of $25.00 for setting up each individual account. As these are
business accounts, there may or may not be a deposit required, depending on the
Public Utility District criteria. However, both of these items are the responsi-
bility of each tenant, and each tenant will be responsible for following up with
the Public Utility District to make sure his or her application has been. processed.
We are advising the Public Utility District of the name and address of each
tenant by forwarding individual copies of this letter to them.
Donner Center is providing the conversion, and is_ purchasing the meters .for each
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This conversion will permit each tenant to keep a careful eye on the electric use,
and hopefully will aid in the energy conservation.
Thank you for your cooperation: Y
. _ Si ely, _
rRichad G. Burg
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REPRESENTING:DONNER CENTER - CARNELIAN BAY DUBLIN PROPERTIES - LINFIELD PROPERTIES
_ PLAZA PROPERTIES • PLEASANTON PROPERTIES . SOUTH SHORE PROPERTIES WELLS AVE.ASSOC.(RENO) - .
TONOPAH PROPERTIES(TAHOE CITY) PETALUMA PROPERTIES PALO ALTO PROPERTIES - -. -
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD ALIG 1 5 1977
Division of Water Rights
2125 Nineteenth Street T'RUCKEE 'NE P.U.D,
Sacramento, California 95818 E'v
In the Matter of Permits 679, 13525, 15582,)
15581 , 12049 ) NOTICE OF HEARING
Issued on Applications 1379, 17139, 17149, )
17235, 18414 )
Source: Lake Tahoe,
NORTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT )
Watson Creek and
} Dollar Creek
Permittee
County: Placer
PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE
Protestants )
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held on Thursday, August 25, 1977
at 10 a.m. in the North Tahoe High School Auditorium at 2945 Polaris Drive, .
Tahoe City, California 95730. The hearing will be continued on Friday, August 26,
if necessary.
The time allowed to complete construction work and to complete application of
the water to the proposed use pursuant to Permits 679, 13525, 15582, 15581 , and
12049 has expired. Permittee has requested extensions of time.
The hearing will be held to determine whether extensions of time should be
granted, licenses should be issued for the amount of water placed to beneficial
use under the terms of the permits, or the permits should be revoked in
accordance with Water Code Section 1410, which provides that the Board shall
revoke permits after hearing, if the projects are not completed as contemplated
in the permits.
The hearing will afford an opportunity for interested persons to present their
views regarding the further development and use of the available water supply
in the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River Basins in California. Full discussion of
all issues related to. a determination of the public interest in increased use of
water will be accepted.
This hearing will afford the permittee, protestants, and others interested an
opportunity to present relevant oral testimony and written evidence, maps,
charts, and other material which will respond to all the issues described in
the Scope of Hearing in the attached Staff Summary.
Permittee should be prepared to show quantity, purpose and season to which
water has been placed to beneficial use, what progress has been made toward
completion of the projects, and the reasons they have not been completed.
�+ All parties should be prepared to present their recommendations in regard to
conditions and limitations, if any, under which the Board should grant the time
extensions.
Because of the unique character of the Tahoe-Truckee Basin and the relationships
between California and Nevada water uses including Indian claims, the Board will
consider:
(1) Licensing water under existing permits for the amount that is now
beneficially used.
(2) The effects on the proposed allocation within the Tahoe and Truckee
Basins of water. use by holders of riparian rights and overlying owners
with rights to extract groundwater. (It is expected that ultimate
allocations between California and Nevada will include water used under
riparian and overlying rights as well as appropriative rights. )
(3) Conditions and limitations, if any, to accompany any extension, should
any be granted, with attention paid to:
(a) Conservation practices to minimize wastewater exports from the
basin and minimize uses within the basin,
(b) available wastewater treatment capacity,
(c) water quality within the Lake Tahoe Basin and outside such
�. basin; and
(d) other environmental factors, including requirements under CEQA.
References relative to these issues include Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's General
Plan, California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's "Regional Plan" and "Land
Use Ordinance", U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Final Environmental
Impact Statement" (regarding the wastewater facilities plan for North Lake Tahoe-
Truckee River Basin, F-EPA-24055-CA) , and the "Water Quality Control Plan, North
Lahontan, Basin 6A".
Special attention is directed to the enclosed copy of information concerning
appearance at water right hearings. Also enclosed are a copy of the staff summary
for the hearing and a pamphlet containing information as to the procedure to be
followed by the Board in conducting the hearing
R. L. Rosenberger, ief
Division of Water Rights
Enclosures
Dated: AUGUST 11 1977
Sacramento, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-THE RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN JR-
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
�•-, DIVISION OF WATER RIGHTS
2125 19TH STREET +
f SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 93818 _
916/322-3736
INFORMATION CONCERNING APPEARANCES
All persons intending to participate should submit to the Board in
writing the name of each witness who will testify for them,
together with a statement of the qualifications of each expert
witness, the subject of the proposed testimony, and the estimated
time required by the witness to present his direct testimony.
Such information shall be filed with the Board on the date and at
�.. the place of the hearing by 9.30 a.m. In addition, six copies of
proposed exhibits shall also be filed with the Board in a similar
manner.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
DIVISION OF WATER RIGHTS
STAFF SUMMARY FOR HEARING
PERMITS 679, 13525, 15582, 15581 , AND 12049
(APPLICATIONS 1379, 17139, 17149, 17235, AND 18414)
Permittee: North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD)
County: . Placer
Substance of Permit 679 (A 1379)
Date Application filed: July 31 , 1919
Date permit issued: January 15, 1920
Source: Watson Creek
Tributary to: Lake Tahoe
Quantity: 0.67 cfs (280 afa)
Season: January 1 to December 31
Purposes: Municipal and Domestic
Point of diversion: NW, of SE-1, Section 21 , T16N, R17E, MDB&M*.
Place of use: 76 acres within NTPUD in Section 22, T16N, R17E
Number of previous extensions: 14
Present development schedule: Complete construction and application of
this water -to the proposed-use, December 1 ,
1975.
Substance of Permit 13525 (A 17139)
Date application filed: June 18, 1956
Date permit issued: April 24, 1962
Source: Lake Tahoe
Tributary to: Truckee River
Quantity: 2.5 cfs (600 afa)
Season: June 1 to September 30
Purpose: Municipal
Point of diversion: SE-4 of NE-I, Section 13, T16N, R17E
Place of use: Within NTPUD Sections 12, 13, and 14, T16N, R17E,
Sections 19, 30, T16N, R18E
Number of previous extensions: 2
Present development schedule: Complete construction and application of
this water to the proposed use by December 1 ,
1975.
Substance of Permit 15582 (A 17149)
Date application filed June 22, 1956
Date permit issued: February 15, 1968
Source: Lake Tahoe
Tributary to: Truckee River
Quantity: 3.0 cfs (1 ,900 afa**)
Season: January 1 - December 31
* All references to Township and Range indicate Mount Diablo Base and MM ridian.
** The total under Permits 15582, 15581 , and Brockway Water Company righ s
shall not exceed 1 ,900 afa.
Purposes: Municipal , Domestic, Recreational and Fire Protection
Point of diversion: SWI-, of SW;, Section 19, T16N, R18E
Place of Use: Section 18, 19, 30, T16N, R18E; Sections 11 , 12,
13, 14, T16N, R17E
Number of previous extensions: 1
Present development schedule: Complete construction and application of
water to the proposed use by December 1 , 1975.
Substance of Permit 15581 (A 17235)
Date application filed: August 13, 1956
Date permit issued: February 15, 1968
Source: Lake Tahoe
Tributary to: Truckee River
Quantity: 3 cfs (1 ,900 afa**)
Season: January 1 - December 31
Purposes: Municipal , Domestic, Recreational , and Fire Protection.
Point of diversion: SW-4 of SW4, Section 19, T16N, R18E
Place of use: Within NTPUD in Sections 18, 19, and 30, T16N, R18E
Sections 11 , 12, 13, and 14, T16N, R17E
Number of previous extensions : 1
Present development schedule: Complete construction and application of
water to the proposed use by December 1 , 1975.
Substance of Permit 12049 (A 18414)
Date application filed: November 17, 1958
Date permit issued: November 12, 1959
Source: Dollar Creek
Tributary to: Lake Tahoe
Quantity: 0.12 cfs (49.7 afa)
Season: January 1 - December 31
Purpose : Domestic
Points of diversion: SE-14 of SE4, Section 29, T16N, R17E; SW',. of SE4 of
Section 28, T16N, R17E.
Place of use: SE-1. of SW-1-4 of Section 28, T16N, R17E; SW4 of SE-I,, of
Section 28, T16N, R17E
Number of previous extensions : 3
Present development schedule: Complete construction and application of water
to proposed use by December 1 , 1975.
Protestants
Name Basis of Protest Extent of Use or Acreage
Pyramid Lake Reservation Principle 385,000 afa for fishery
Paiute Tribe November 29, 1859 30,087 afa for farming
The total under Permits 15582, 15581 , and Brockway Water Company rights
shall not exceed 1 ,900 afa.
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Summary of Record
North Tahoe Public Utility District has two water right licenses, five permits ,
and two protested, unapproved applications. The source for the two licenses is
Griff Creek tributary to Lake Tahoe. The source for three of the permits is
Lake Tahoe. Dollar Creek and Watson Creek, tributary to Lake Tahoe, are the sources
for the other two permits. The source for the two applications is also Lake Tahoe.
The number of field. inspections and reports contained in the record are too
numerous to present individually in this summary. However, they are a part of
the record for consideration as a part of the hearing process
Following twelve years of negotiations among the Commissioners of the California-
Nevada Interstate Compact Commission, the Commissioners approved an interstate
compact regarding the Tahoe and Truckee Basins in 1968. Both states approved
the compact by 1971 . However, Congress has not ratified it primarily because
of objections from the Paiute Indians who assert rights to the use of waters in
these basins. A major provision of the interstate compact is that the total
gross annual diversion in the Tahoe Basin in California under all rights,
including both surface and groundwater shall not exceed 23,000 acre-feet. The
compact provides for a possible increase in use in the Tahoe Basin above the
23,000 annual acre-feet gross diversion through replacement of such additional
use by exchange from Stampede Reservoir, the Truckee River, or Carson River.
Presently, the U. S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Paiute Indian
�- Tribe at Pyramid Lake is suing in Nevada to secure water rights which will allow
recreational development at Pyramid-Lake. The Board has also received informa-
tion to the effect that the Department may eventually file suit against
California users of water in the Lake Tahoe and Lower Truckee River Basins.
By special notices to water users in the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River Basins
dated March 24, 1975, and July 15, 1976, the Board has cautioned water users
against increasing the use of water in the Basin. Indications are that some
permittees may be disregarding the Board's notices.
Scope of Hearing
The decision of the State Water Resources Control Board as to whether or not the
petitions should be approved must be based upon the record developed at the
hearing. Permittee and protestants and interested parties should submit infor-
mation responsive to the issues raised by the petitions and protest thereto
insofar as they relate to matters within the jurisdiction of the Board.
Particular consideration should be given to the following items:
1 . Whether the finding that was made with respect to the availability of
unappropriated water at the time the permits were issued is still valid.
2. Anticipated injury, if any, to the protestants and other lawful users,
should the petitions be approved, with specific data substantiating such
injury.
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3. Intent and abilityof permittee to proceed with due diligence including
financing plans to construct any necessary additional works and to place
water to beneficial use, should the extensions be approved.
4. Whether approval of the petitions will constitute the initiation
of a new water right.
5. Compatibility of the proposed use of water with the Water Quality Control
Plan for the basin involved.
6. Alternatives which have been considered for providing the necessary water
for the area to be served, including cost considerations.
7. Opportunities available for reuse or reclamation of the water appropriated.
8. Whether the proposed extensions are in the public interest.
9. Details of type of uses and the area to be served. -
10. Should the Board license water under existing permits for the amount that
is now beneficially used?
11. Conditions and limitations under which the State Board should grant time
extensions, if any, to permittees who have filed petitions for extension
of time.
12. The effects on the proposed allocation within the Tahoe and Truckee Basins
of water use by holders of riparian rights and overlying owners with
rights to extract groundwater. (The Tahoe and Truckee Basins are inter-
state basins and it is expected that ultimate allocations between California
and Nevada will include water used under riparian and overlying rights as
well as appropriative rights. )
13. How should the Board encourage the conservation of water and the reduction _
of per capita use of water with the terms and conditions of grater right
permits?
14. What impact would the approval by the Board of the time extensions have
on the following:
a. available wastewater treatment capacity,
b. water quality within the Lake Tahoe Basin and outside such basin, and
C. other environmental factors.
15. What measures are feasible to mitigate any adverse environmental effects
which may occur if time extensions are granted?
Documents to be Offered into Evidence
The following public documents on file-with the State Water Resources Control
Board contain information which may be relevant to the matters to be heard and
will be offered into evidence at the hearing by reference:
1 . Files of Applications 753, 1379, 6983, 12574, 17139, 17149, 17235, 18414,
23727, and 24257 and Statements of Water Diversion and Use S4639 and S4714.
2. "Water Quality Control Plan, North Lahonton Basin (6A)" approved by the State
Water Resources Control Board, July 17, 1975, as amended.
3. United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources
Division, "Water Resources Data for California, Volume 3, Southern Central
Valley Basins and the Great Basin from Walker River to Truckee River" and
all appropriate predecessor publications.
4. United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources
Division, "Water Resources Data for Nevada" , and all applicable predecessor
i publications.
5. Department of Water Resources Bulletin No. 130, "Hydrologic Data", all
applicable volumes and appendices for the period of published record.
6. United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Climatological Data for California, all pertinent volumes,
for the i period of published record. -
7. Topographic maps published by the United States Geological Survey covering
the area under consideration.
8. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, "General Plan, 1971" , as amended.
9. California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency-,-"Regional Plan" (1975) , as amended.
10. California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, "Land Use Ordinance" (1975) , as
amended.
11 . Environmental Protection Agency, "Final EIS Wastewater Treatment and
Conveyance System, North Lake Tahoe-Truckee River Basin (TTSA)" F-EPA-24055-
CA, 1974.
12. - United States Department of Interior,"D raft Environmental Statement of the
Proposed Operating Criteria for the Lower Truckee-Lower Carson River Basins"
(1977) .
13. United States Environmental Protection-Agency, "The Lake Tahoe Study",
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