Special Challenges of Running a Water System in San Lorenzo Valley
Channel: Keith Gudger
Date: 2023-09-07

Gail Mahood from SLV Water Board will be presenting on the challenges facing the district. The goal of this program is to alert SLV residents to the unique challenges facing the SLV Water District in providing safe, reliable water to customers.  Challenges that will be discussed include the  District’s exposure to frequent natural disasters as a result of its geologic setting; the increasing susceptibility to wildfires and flooding in light of climate change, which have resulted in about $70M in damages since 2020; how the formation of the District by the merger of numerous small districts over the last 80 years resulted in its relatively small number of ratepayers spread over a large area with steep topography that make maintenance and construction difficult; the need to protect our watershed and sand hills habitat; and the financial costs associated with these challenges.