2503Etc 5 1973
Mr. Richard Heikka, Director
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
P. 0. Box 8896
South Lake Tahoe, CA 95730
Dear .Mr. Heikka:
The State Water Resources Control Board has received several
applications to appropriate water in the . Lake Tahoe Basin from
the companies or districts on the enc1osed list. These districts
have applied to appropriate about 42,000 acre-feet per annum,
which would be far in excess of the 23,'000 ,acre-feet per annum .
that have been allotted to the State of California. In 1969,
the total appropriations amounted to 6,500 acre-feet annual use
from Lake Tahoe, and about 3,000 acre-feet from groundwater, •
streams, and other lakes for -a total of 9,500 acre -feet. -
Presently,
cre-feet.aPresently,' 17,400 acre-feet per annum are permitted or licensed
for the 'California side of the "Tahoe ;Basin.
The State Board is required. to .:consider the impact of the appro-
priation of water on the Tahoe Basin prior to granting a permit.
The information and data transmitted in the applications to the
State Board were inadequate for this purpose. Also, because the
impact of each is cumulative and affects, the entire basin, the
State Board believes that the individual, requests should be
considered together as a unit. -°
The State Board also believes that the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency would be the appropriate agency to coordinate the efforts
of all the water users and applicants in developing an environ-
mental impact report on the subject, because any use of the water
in.the Tahoe Basin will have an impact on the entire basin, the
lower Truckee River flow, fish .and wildlife, the State of Nevada,
and Pyramid Lake. A single environmental impact report discussing
the impact of these individual projects,plus the impact of the.
completed projects, would seem to be the most appropriate measure.
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Dir. Richard Heikka, Director
The State Board staff and the California Regional Water Quality
Control -Board, Lahontan Region, would be available for assistance
and to provide technical expertise if you would agree to act as
coordinator for this project. The specific utility districts
would be requested to prepare those facts pertaining to their
appropriation of water and the resultant impacts.
For more information please contact L. R. Dunham,,, Chief,
Environmental Impact Analysis Unit, Division of Planning and
Research, or G. L. Boggs, Environmental Specialist, Division of
Planning and Research, (916) 322-2416.
Sincerely,
P. A. ROGERS FOR,
.•Bill B. Dendy
- Executive Officer
-Enclosure
cc: Angora Water Company
South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District
Tahoe CiZ:y Public Utility District
William R. Hewlett
North Tahoe Public Utility District
Dollar Cove. Corporation
California Regional Water Quality Control
Board, Lahontan Region
bee: K. L. Woodward
GLBoggs:jgrenz/lryder
MAILING LIST
.Application 23502
Angora Water C opo arty
P. 0. Box 9026
1030 Industrial Avenue
'South Lake Tahoe, CA 95705
Application 23393
South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District'
South Lake Tahoe, CA 95705
Application 23479
Tahoe City Public Utility District
P. O. Box 33
Tahoe City, CA 95730 .
Application 23275
William R. Hewlett
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Applications 23727 and 24257;
North Tahoe Public Utility District
Mr.. John Hassennlug •
P. 0. Box 139
Tahoe Vista, CA 95732
Application 23475
Dollar Cove Corporation
c/o Robert L. Harmon
310 Sansome Street
Alan Francisco, CA 94104..
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