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Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) is a public authority providing water services in the Truckee Meadows of Washoe County in Northern Nevada, which serves more than 330,000 residents. The Authority is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors, appointed by the cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County .
The Truckee Meadows Water Authority provides potable water for the city. The Truckee River is the primary water source. It supplies Reno with 80 million U.S. gallons (300 Ml ) of water a day during the summer, and 40 million U.S. gallons (150 Ml) of water per day in the winter.
It is situated 400 feet downstream from the lake's natural shore. This is meant to help hydraulic control during a dry season with low water levels. [5] The reservoir receives water from a catchment of 505 sq mi (1,310 km 2) and has a maximum storage capacity of 732,000 acre⋅ft (0.903 km 3). [6]
Texas conducted 22,083 water quality tests between 2004 and 2007 on Houston's water supply, and found 18 chemicals that exceeded federal and state health guidelines, compared to the national ...
Truckee Meadows Water Authority; U. List of United States water companies; United States Bureau of Reclamation; W. Washington County Water Conservancy District;
Aug. 23—VERNON TOWNSHIP — Meadville Area Water Authority (MAWA) board members approved purchases of more than $68,000 for a variety of items. Among the purchases were products for use both in ...
The Truckee Meadows Water Authority holds the rights to the lake's surface water, managing the uppermost 28 feet (8.5 m), controlled by the dam, as part of the Truckee River Project, which supplies municipal water to the Reno–Sparks area. [5]: 5–6
The Truckee Meadows is a valley in western Nevada located within the western Great Basin. Named for the Truckee River, which flows through the valley from west to east, this area contains archaeological evidence of aboriginal human occupation. [2] The Truckee Formation, is the oldest deposit of the valley and yields very little water to wells.