Water Will Continue To Run At California City That Was Days From Running Out
MOUNTAIN HOUSE (CBS13) — The water will continue running for now in Mountain House.
RELATED: California Water Cuts Leave City Days Away From Running Out Of Water
The city's sole source of water was in danger of being cut off due to a water rights curtailment.
JUST IN (1/2): Byron Bethany Irrigation Dist. says it has "entered into an indemnification agreement with Mountain House..."
— Nick Janes (@nick_janes) June 22, 2015
JUST IN (2/2): "...so we will not be shutting the pump off."
— Nick Janes (@nick_janes) June 22, 2015
(1/2) However, when these curtailment orders are issued, irrigation districts are allowed to ask the state for a health exemption...
— Nick Janes (@nick_janes) June 22, 2015
(2/2)... which allows for water to continue for existing customers, but no new connections. Oddly, the SWB says Byron Bethany never asked.
— Nick Janes (@nick_janes) June 22, 2015
We're doing our best to sort all this out. The Mountain House GM has been unavailable, in a closed session board meeting.
— Nick Janes (@nick_janes) June 22, 2015
The Byron Bethany Irrigation Dist. sent me the aforementioned update re: agreement/water not shut off, with a longer statement to follow.
— Nick Janes (@nick_janes) June 22, 2015
Mountain House's sole source of water is the Byron Bethany Irrigation District, a senior water rights holder the state. On June 12, the state cut off water to the district and other senior water rights holders in the region under an emergency curtailment order.
On Friday, several water districts that fell under the order sued the state water board over the curtailment. The districts are expected to ask for a stay that will allow them to continue taking water until the issue is resolved.
We'll have more on this during the CBS13 News at 5 and 10.