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Recycled Water

Luther Pass Pump Station with tanks and forklift surrounded by pine trees and a rocky hill in the background.
Pumps crew worker in safety gear looking at a pump oil level inside Luther Pass Pump Station.
A "Danger: High Voltage Keep Out" sign on Luther Pass Pump Station control panel.
Inside of Luther Pass Pump Station with pumps, motors, and pipes.
Luther Pass Pump Station control panel with various switches and a pumps crew working in an orange shirt looking at it, slightly out of focus.
Luther Pass Pump Station with tanks and forklift surrounded by pine trees and a rocky hill in the background.
Pumps crew worker in safety gear looking at a pump oil level inside Luther Pass Pump Station.
A "Danger: High Voltage Keep Out" sign on Luther Pass Pump Station control panel.
Inside of Luther Pass Pump Station with pumps, motors, and pipes.
Luther Pass Pump Station control panel with various switches and a pumps crew working in an orange shirt looking at it, slightly out of focus.

South Tahoe Public Utility District recycles 100% of its wastewater. The District is required to export all recycled water out of the Tahoe Basin to its facilities at Diamond Valley Ranch, in Markleeville. The department oversees the operational safety of the District’s recycled water storage reservoir, as well as the conveyance system used to distribute the recycled water to end users for agricultural irrigation purposes. The department also manages an extensive fresh water distribution associated with Indian Creek Reservoir and Diamond Valley Ranch.