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0185STATE OF CALIFORNIA - STATE WATER RIGHTS BOARD 1401 - 21st Street P. 0. Box 1592 Sacramento 7, California In the Matter of ) Application 17130, by OAKWOOD ) INVESTMENT COMPANY; ). ) Applications 17149 and 17235, by ) NORTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT;) ) Application 17727, by ALSENO and LOUISE OPPIO FENECH; ) Application 17761, by, ROSA-LAPORTE, ) HARVEY E. and SELM ,,C. BLACKWELL; ) Applications 18021, 18030, 18031, ) 18038, and. 18039, by MEYERS WATER ) COMPANY; ) Application 18248, by JOHN A FULTON,) DBA FULTON WATER COMPANY;, ) Application 18283, by TAHOE TAVERN ) HEIGHTS WATER COMPANY; ) ) And Application 18910, by RUTH E. ) SHURTLEFF; ) Applicants ) ) NOTICE OF HEARING ) Sources: Lake Tahoe and certain TRUCKEE-CARSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT ) streams tributary et al, ) thereto ) Protestants ) Counties: Placer and El Dorado ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing in the above -entitled matter will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 1960, at 9:30 a.m., in the State Water Rights hoard hearing room, 4th rloor, Kaiser Building, 1401 - 21st Street, Sacramento, California. This hearing is for the purpose of affording the applicants, protestants and other interested parties an opportunity to present relevant oral testimony and written evidence, maps, charts and other material which may tend to establish whether or not there is unappro- priated water to supply the applicants and whether said applications should be approved. There is enclosed a copy of the staff summary containing pertinent factual data from the Board's file. Particular attention is directed to the section entitled "Scope of the Hearing". The enclosed pamphlet contains information as to the procedure to be followed by the Board in conducting the hearing and allocation of the costs to be borne by the parties appearing. Insofar as is practicable, the parties are to exchange copies of proposed exhibits and submit five copies of each to the Board on or before September 7, 1960. Those desiring to be heard shall give the undersigned at least five days' notice of intended appearance at this hearing. Encs. August 15, 1960 -2- L. K. Hill Executive Officer REGISTRY MOURN RECEIPT YII�L ;•DD IN APPL . #_�l-{-6-2 l- STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RIGHTS BOARD STAFF SUMMARY FOR HEARING OF APPLICATIONS 17139, 17149,17235, 17727, 17761, 18021, 18030, 18031, 18038, 18039, 18248, 18283 and 1,8910 Applicants: Oakwood Investment Company Application 17139 North Tahoe Public Utility District Applications 17149 and 17235 Alseno and Louise Oppio Fenech Application 17727 Rosa LaPorte, Harvey E. and Selma C. Blackwell Application 17761 Meyers Water Company Applications 18021, 18030, 18031, 18038, 18039 John A. Fulton, dba Fulton Water Company Application 18248 Tahoe Tavern Heights Water Company Application 18283 Ruth E. Shurtleff Application 18910 Source: Lake Tahoe and tributaries Counties: Placer and El Dorado Purpose of Hearing The thirteen applications named are for permits to appropriate unappropriated water from Lake Tahoe and various streams and rivers tributary thereto. Protests having been received, a hearing is necessary to allow applicants and protestants an opportunity to present evidence to the State Water Rights Board in support of or against approval of the applications. Substance of the Applications Application 17139 - Placer County Applicant: Oakwood Investment Company Date filed: June 18, 1956 Source: Lake Tahoe Tributary to: Truckee River Amount: 2.5 cubic feet per second (cfs) Season: June 1 to September 30 Purpose: Municipal Point of diversion: SEk of NE!;. of Section 13, T16N, R17E, NDB&M3 Place of use: Viithin Sections 12, 13 and 14, T16N, R17E; and Sections 19 and 30, T16N, R18E Application 17149 - Placer County Applicant: North Tahoe Public Utility District Date filed:. June 22, 1956 Source: Lake Tahoe Amount: 3 cfs Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic, municipal, recreational and fire protection Point of diversion: SW of SW4 of Section 19, T16N, R18E Place of use: Within Sections 18, 19 and 30, T16N, R18E; and Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, T16N, R17E Application 17235 - Placer County Applicant: North Tahoe Public Utility District Date filed: August 13, 1956 Source: Unnamed springs Tributary to: Griff Creek, thence Lake Tahoe Amount: 3 cfs and 5 acre-feet per annum (afa) Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic, recreational and fire protection Point of diversion: SM-; of SWC of Section 31, T17N, R18E Place of use: Within Sections 18, 19 and 30, T16N, R18E; and Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, T16N, R17E *All references to township, range and meridian are from Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (NDB&M). -2- Application 17727 - Placer County Applicant: Alseno•and Louise Oppio Fenech Date filed: July 18, 1957 Source: Unnamed spring Tributary to: Lake Tahoe Amount: 6,500 gallons per day (gpd) Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic, recreational and fire protection Point of diversion: SW -11, of of Section 32, T16N, R17E Place of use: Within Sections 31 and 32, T16N, R17E Application 17761 - Placer County Applicant: Rosa La Porte, Harvey E. and Selma C. Blackwell Date filed: August 6, 1957 Source: Three unnamed springs Tributary to: Lake Tahoe Amount: 0.3 cfs Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic, recreational and fire protection Point of diversion: SW4 of SW4 of Section 32, T16N, R17E Place of use: Within the SWz of Section 32, T16N, R17E Application 18021 - El Dorado County Applicant: Meyers Water Company Date filed: February 28, 1958 Source: Unnamed creek Tributary to: Saxon Creek thence thence Lake Tahoe Amount: 2.5 cfs and 6 afa Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic Point of diversion: Within NE of T12N, R18E Place of use: Within Sections 19, and 32, T12N, R18E; and Sections R17E Trout Creek NW11. of Section 33, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31 25 and 36, T12N, Application 18030 - El Dorado County Applicant: Meyers Water Company Date filed: March 6, 1958 Source: Unnamed stream Tributary to: Upper Truckee. River thence Lake Tahoe Amount: 3 cfs Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic Point of diversion: SW* of SW* of Section 30, T12N, R18E Place of use: Same as Application 18021 Application 18031 - El Dorado County Applicant: Meyers Water Company Date filed: March 6, 1958 Source: Upper Truckee River Amount: 3 cfs Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic Point of diversion: NE* of NE* of Section 31, T12N, R18E Place of use: Same as Application 18030 Application 18038 - El Dorado County Applicant: Meyers tater Company Date filed: March 13, 1958 Source: Upper Truckee River Amount: 3 cfs and 200 afa Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic Point of diversion: NW of SW* of T11N, R18E Place of use: Within Sections 19, and 32, T12N, R18E; and Sections R17E; and Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, Application 18039 - El Dorado County Applicant: Meyers Water Company ource: Upper h 1958 hive Amount: 3 cfs and 200 afa Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic Point of diversion: MU* of SWW of Section 5, T11N, R18E Place of use: Same as Application 18038 Section 8, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31 25 and 36, T12N, T11N, R18E Application 18248 - Placer County Applicant: John A Fulton dba Fulton Water Company Date filed: August 4, 1958 Source: Lake Tahoe Amount: 1 cfs Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Municipal Point of diversion: SW of NE4 of Section 28, , T16N, R17E Place of use: Within Sections 21 and 28, T16N, R17E Application 18283 - Placer County Applicant: Tahoe Tavern Heights Water Company Date filed: August 25, 1958 Source: Lake Tahoe Amount: 0.9 cfs Season: January 1 to December 31 Purpose: Domestic Point of diversion: Within NEw of NE4 of Section 18, T15N, R17E Place of use: Within Sections 7 and 18, T15N, R17E Application 18910 - El Dorado County Applicant: Ruth T. Shurtleff Date filed: August 11, 1959 Source: Upper Truckee River Amount: 300 gpd Season: June 1 to November 1 Purpose: Domestic and fire protection Point of diversion: SIA of SW4 of Section 32, T12N, R18E Place of use: Lot No. 20, Rainbow Tract, within SWC, of SUI-; of Section 32, T12N, R18E Protests Thirty-nine protests have been submitted against the subject applications by five different districts, corporations and individuals as listed in Table 1. The basis of the rights claimed by the protestants is presented in Table 2. -5- S ? @ APPLICATIONS PROTESTED 8:18283:18910 :18038:18039:182 :17727:17761:18021:18030:1 Protestant w R >4 >4 >4 w k H k k x >4 >4 >4 >4 >4 >4 W R k .k >4 >4 H >4 x >4 >4 k k >4 >4 >4 >4 >4 >4 R * Sierra Pacific Parer Company Truckee -Carson Irrigation District d f w G 0 o E § 0 C E . %t �C ƒ / 2 B ( al w 0 : 4-) a§ ). 2 k Jo /$4 �� k @ t\ / § ° § k� :� v� =%2 i4 PROTESTANTS' CLAIM OF co a C c° o r -I a -0 C ) U) UA •r1 w O • +3 $-1 al 4-, d O 3 P i >4 y U 3 a) r O U 0 0) • 0 0) 0 +? 9-1 cd •r•I cA $-1U F.•H H $,A H •• •• •• •• •• 0 0 .1-1 • t (3 •1-01 H f:• (--1 : cid c 0 ON a 0 •H H O Sr •r1 • I $1 O H )a P a' • , 1-1 P-. ,t4 1:14 4:0 x Court Decree -7- Available Records of Stream Flow The United States Geological Survey maintains a stream gaging station on the Truckee River immediately downstream from the outlet of Lake Tahoe. There are also records of the water level of Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, California. Both records are published in the Water Supply Papers of that agency in Part 10, "The Great Basin". Published record of flows of Truckee River at Tahoe are available from July 1895 to February 1896; June 1900 to December 1943; and August 1957 to September 1959. Records of the level of the water in Lake Tahoe are available from April 1900 to date. They are published in the Water Supply Papers for the period April 1900 to September 1943; and October 1957 to September 1959. Records of the other years are in the files of the Truckee -Carson Irrigation District. Other Information Field investigations were made by engineers of:the staff of the State Water Rights Board of all proposed projects under these applications. Reports of the investigations were submitted to the Joint California - Nevada Interstate Compact Commission for review and comment. Subsequently the Commission advised the Board that it had no interest in the applications and recommended that the Board proceed with the processing of the applications. The individual projects are related only to the extent that all are within the Truckee River watershed in the Lake Tahoe area, and most of the applications have been protested by the same protestants. It should be noted, however, that the places of use overlap under Applications 17139, 17149 and 17235; that the applicants under Applications 17727 and 17761 (one spring) utilize water from the same spring; and that the project described under Application 18910 is within the service area specified under the Meyers Water Company's applications. -8- Scope of the Hearing The decision of the State Water Rights Board as to whether or not permits should be issued must be based upon the record developed at the hearing. The applicants and protestants should submit information responsive to the issues raised by the applications and the protests and answers thereto insofar as they relate to matters within the jurisdiction of the Board. Particular consideration will be given to the following items: 1. Existence of unappropriated water available to supply the applicants as to amounts and seasons of occurrence. 2. Anticipated injury, if any, to the protestants and other lawful downstream users should the applications be approved, with specific data substantiating such injuries. 3. What special terms and conditions, if any, should be included in any permits that may be issued pursuant to the subject applications. Documents to be Offered into Evidence The following public documents on file with the State Water Rights Board contain information which may be relevant to the matters to be heard and will be offered into evidence by reference at the hearing: 1. The files of Applications 17139, 17149, 17235, 17727, 17761, 18021, 18030, 18031, 18038, 18039, 18248, 18283 and 18910. 2. Bulletin No. 10 of the State Water Resources Board, "Placer County Investigation", dated June 1955, with particular reference to Chapter IV --Plans for Water Development (Truckee River Basin). -9- 3. "Joint Report on the Use of Water iri the Lake Tahoe Watershed", prepared by the State Engineers of Nevada and California, dated June 1949 4. The United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Water Supply Papers, Part 10, "The Great Basin". 5. Topographic maps published by the United States Geological Survey covering the area under consideration.