The first phase of the planned Gold Rush Path has received nearly $6 million in state grant funding, and plans are actively being developed for the trail system that will eventually span from Jamestown, over through Sonora, and up to Columbia.
Tuolumne Main Canal - Water Ditch
Sonora, CA Leaders with the Tuolumne County Association of Realtors and Tuolumne County Business Council have co-authored a new myMotherLode.com blog.
Betsy Hurst, president of the realtors group, and Justin Myers, a director with the business council, point out that three TUD board members declined to vote in favor of a proposed declaration on February 12 clarifying that the district has enough water supply for future connections. Click here to read the earlier story.
While the action doesn’t change the status quo, the business groups are concerned that some board members are leaning towards restricting new connections at some point.
Feb 26, 2021 05:47 am
Written by Betsy Hurst – President, Tuolumne County Association of Realtors and Justin Myers – Tuolumne County Business Council Director:
We appreciate TUD providing information regarding our County Water Supply Availability at their February 11th meeting. The presentation showed that our Pinecrest and Lyons reservoirs will continue to “fill and spill” this year and will provide enough water to meet our current demands with enough remaining water to provide 275 years of available supply at the TUD annual average of 50 new residential connections a year. TUD’s Pinecrest Lake agreement with the California State Water Resources Control Board also enables TUD to draw down Pinecrest Lake to a lower lake level in dry and critical dry years. During dry years there could also be some other forms of State imposed conservation that would further extend the water supply. In addition, TUD is looking at long-term water supply solutions with the acquisition of t