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In 1923, EBMUD was founded due to the rapid population growth and severe drought in the area. The district constructed Pardee Dam (finished in 1929) on the Mokelumne River in the Sierra Nevada, and a large steel pipe Mokelumne Aqueduct to transport the water from Pardee Reservoir across the Central Valley to the San Pablo Reservoir located in the hills of the East Bay region.
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East Bay Municipal Utility District (11 P) Pages in category "Water management authorities in California" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Customers of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District along with other California ratepayers could see a modest electricity rate increase on their monthly bills as part of the pending state ...
The original tunnel connects the EBMUD treatment plant in Orinda with the distribution system west of the Oakland Hills. [6] It featured a bore 9 feet (2.7 m) square with a mostly unreinforced concrete lining 1-foot (0.30 m) thick. [7] At peak capacity, the tunnel can deliver 175,000,000 US gallons per day (460,000 L/min). [6]
The administration has argued that the increase would distribute costs more equitably.
The aqueduct and the associated dams, pipelines, treatment plants and hydroelectric system are owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and provide over 90 percent of the water used by the agency. The aqueduct is the sole water supply for about 1.4 million people in the East Bay. [1]
The East Bay Municipal District (EBMUD) was formed and approved by the electorate. [ 2 ] In 1930, the Olmsted Brothers and Ansel F. Hall created a "Report on proposed park reservations for East Bay cities, California" [ 3 ] The EBRPD was founded in 1934, [ 4 ] and acquired its first land two years later, when the East Bay Municipal Utility ...