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JUN 25 1973,
Hydraulic Branch
Public Utilities Commieaion
California State Building
San Francisco, California 94102
Gentlemen:
Applications 189elx 18030, 18031, 18038, 18039
and 19629, Upper TruckeeRiver and Tributaries
2n El Dorado County
Your File No. 699-2
Thank you for your comments on the above applications which mere
forwarded to us in Dr. Johnson's letter cf June 20.
We will continue to send you hearing notices concerning uses in
which your Commission may have some interest. In this manner, me
hope to keep you advised of our Board's actions concerning proj-
ects that are of interest to bath agencies; in cam in which You
have nothing to add to our record we wound anticipate no further
action on your part.
The hearing diocussed in our letter of June 12 was held as sched-
uled and the matter was taken under submission by the Board. We
will forward copies of the Board's resulting actions when they
are available,
If you desire any further information, please contact us.
Sincerely,
/S/ K. L. loodward
K. L. Woodward, Chief
Division of Water Rights
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COMMISSIONERS
VERNON L. STURGEON, PRESIDENT
WILLIAM SYMONS, JR.
VUKASIN, JR.
THOMAS MORAN
D. W. HOLMES
June 20, 1973
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
State Water Resources Control Board
Division of Water Rights
1416 -9th Street
Room 1015
Sacramento, California 95814
Attention: Mr. K. L. Woodward, Chief
Gentlemen:
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO THE COMMISSION
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 10
TELEPHONE. (415) 557- 1903
FILE NO. 699-2
Your letter of June 12, 1973, concerning Tahoe Paradise Water and Gas Co.,
has been referred to our staff for reply.
Although our Hydraulic Branch staff is interested in all matters involving
water supplies of public utility water systems, they are not in a position
to be helpful in your decisions relative to water rights of Tahoe Paradise
Water and Gas Co. So long as the utility is able to supply water needs of
its customers at the lowest feasible and reasonable cost, the question of
whether wells or surface supplies are used is a matter for the utility's
management to decide.
The question of environmental impact of surface water supply construction
projects is also of concern to this Commission; however, in this instance
it appears that your office could be the agency responsible for preparation
of any necessary environmental impact reports to the Secretary of Resources,
pursuant to provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970.
The subject utility is not fully developed and perhaps is not growing at the
rate expected during its inception. Additional water will undoubtedly be
needed by this company in the near future; however our staff is not informed
presently as to the relative advantages to the company of either restricting
its source augmentation to new wells, adding surface supply, or to combinations
thereof.
It would be greatly appreciated if our staff could be furnished a copy of
your agency's decision in these water rights permits. Please forward same
to our Hydraulic Branch at the above address.
Very truly yours,
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, ecretary
PUN 21 1973
Tahoe Paradise Water and Ga13. Company
P. 0. Box 11117
%hoe Aaradises, California 95705
Attention: Mr.. George C. Baron
Gentle:ten:
Applicatiens 1U,10. 18030, 18031, 18038 and
196290 tipper Truckee River and Tributaries
in El Dorado County
Thank you for the infornation regarding your estimated future
water use wblch you .prented during the June. 18 hearing.
As was discussed ot the hearing,. we are enciosing a ca»y of
Mr. ten Ririehart,48 zneworaiidum to the files dated Decekber 11,
1972. MIS memorandlim sets forth our projection of Attu=
water requirements, for theplaces of uSe covered by the
permits and petitions. As we mentien.edpreviously, our pro-
jettiona are bated upon the %UN zoning for the tale Tahoe
basin.
After you have had a chance to review our estimates, please
-Contact Mr. Pettit or Hr. Rinehart of our staff 4o. that a
meeting can be arranged to reconcile the differences between
our projections.
If you have any further questions in the meantime, please do
not hesitate to contact our staff.
Since
L. c. SPencer
612-) Supervising ftgineer
En] oim.re
cc: Angora Water Company
P. 0. Box 9026
South Lake %hoe., CA 95705
Att: Mr. Stalgey Martin
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State of California
Memorandum
To
: Files
W. G. Pettit
From : Division of Water Rights
The Resources Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Date
June 19, 1973
Subject: Applications 18021, 18030,
18031, 18038, 18039 and 19629
Upper Truckee River and Tributaries
The hearing vas held on June 18 in accordance with the Notice of
Hearing dated May 17, 1973. The hearing panel consisted of Vice Chairman
Robie and Member Maughan assisted by staff members Woolley and Pettit.
Mr. George Baron of Tahoe Paradise Water and Gas Company and
Mr. Stanley Martin of Angora Water Company presented direct testimony con-
cerning the petitions<for extensions of time and change in place of use and
point of diversion.
Mr. Baron presented projections of his anticipated water needs both
for the presently authorized place of use and the proposed place of use.
Inasmuch as his projections differed somewhat from those contained in a memo
to the files dated December 11, 1972 (prepared by Board staff), Mr. Roble
directed that the staff consult further with Mr. Baron in an attempt to
arrive at a common projection.
Consideration of the permittee's requests was taken under submission.
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