To safeguard a primary water delivery system to local communities, the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) and Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) are teaming up to study the long-term feasibility of jointly taking over ownership and/or operation of Pacific Gas & Electrica s (PG&E) extensive Drum-Spaulding Project.
After PG&E filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 29, both water agencies have become concerned that one of the possible outcomes from the bankruptcy proceedings will be the transfer of PG&Ea s Drum-Spaulding Project to a third party, which could have unfavorable impacts on the water supply reliability for both agencies and the communities of Nevada, Placer and Yuba counties.
The Drum-Spaulding Project provides a vital supply to NIDa s water conveyance system. The PG&E Drum-Spaulding Project and the NID Yuba-Bear Project operate under a Coordinated Operations Agreement in a highly organized, coordinated system. Both NID and PCWA are reliant on the continued operation of the Drum-Spaulding Project, which supplies the water needs of more than 250,000 residential, agricultural and industry customers in our care.