Department Purpose and Mission:

• To implement a strategic communications plan
• To foster and maintain positive customer relations
• To foster and maintain honest internal communications
• To maintain positive media relationships developed as a result of honesty and trust
• To promote water conservation principles that are consistent with the District's mission to use water responsibly
• To support the District's safety mission
• To seek educational opportunities that promote personal growth and development

The South Tahoe Public Utility District is a special district formed in September 1950, and provides environmentally and fiscally responsible water and wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling for the community of South Lake Tahoe. Special districts are a form of local government that are usually created to provide specific services that are not being provided by other governmental entities. A five-member Board of Directors governs the District that is elected in staggered four-year terms. Directors must reside within the service area of the District. Special districts provide focused, specialized service and are considered, by many, the most responsible form of local government. Board meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Customer Service Facility located at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive. The District welcomes your attendance and participation.

The District has over 17,000 sewer connections and over 14,000 residential water connections. Our unique and innovative recycled water export system transports an average of 5 million gallons-per-day of reclaimed water 27 miles to the District owned and operated Harvey Place Reservoir, where it is stored for agricultural land application to ranches, under contract, during the dry summer months. The District is currently the only wastewater treatment plant its size that recycles 100 percent of both water and biosolids. The District is proud of this accomplishment and cutting edge system.

District Information Officer:

Dennis Cocking

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