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About Tahoe City Public Utility District

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Tahoe City Public Utility District is to serve people, our community, and its environment. It is our responsibility to provide safe and reliable water service, sewer service for the protection of public health, and parks and recreation services to enhance quality of life. It is our commitment to accomplish these and other tasks within the scope of the Public Utility District Act, as amended, in a sound fiscal manner.

What We Are

The Tahoe City Public Utility District was founded in 1938 to provide some of the governmental needs of the residents of Tahoe City. It is the oldest local government in the Tahoe Basin and was formed initially to provide public water service to the local community. Established under the State of California's Public Utility District Act, the founders of the District chose a form of government that could provide multiple types of services. For more information

What We Do

Sewer collection, parks facilities, and recreation services are provided for the entire area of the District. Water service is provided in five separate systems and serves approximately half of the homes and businesses in the District.

Water customers - 4,044
Sewer customers - 7,540
Parks for over 1,000,000 visitors and residents
Recreation to 75,250 users

Where We Provide Service

The boundaries of the District lie within both Placer and El Dorado Counties, extending from Emerald Bay to Dollar Hill, and along the Truckee River to the Nevada County line. The service area is very large, encompassing over 31 square miles.

How We Do It

Tahoe City Public Utility District is governed by a five person elected Board of Directors. These Directors determine the policies and set the agenda for the District. The Board appoints a General Manager who oversees the day to day operations of the District.

In addition, the Board forms special citizen advisory committees when complicated issues need more community outreach or focused study.

Under the direction of General Manager Cindy Gustafson, 40 full time employees, and 30 seasonal employees provide the listed services. Employees serve in four departments: Utilities; Parks & Recreation; Engineering; and Governance and Support Services.

The Annual Budget

Tahoe City Public Utility District is on a calendar-year (January 1 - December 31) budget cycle. Each fall the Board of Directors adopts a budget that is used for the following year. The annual operating expense budget adopted for 2013 is $8,200,000 which is a 2.7% decrease from the 2012 budget. The capital budget for 2013 is $4,600,000 of capital budget and $2.0 million of this is grant funded. The balance of which is funded through district funds and loans.