Tens of Thousands at Risk of Running Out of Drinking Water

Newsweek - Severe winter storms in California have crippled Tuolumne County's primary water supply, leaving tens of thousands of residents at risk of running out of drinking water if timely repairs aren't made.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Main Tuolumne Canal—responsible for supplying 95 percent of the Tuolumne Utilities District’s (TUD) drinking water—sustained catastrophic damage after more than 200 trees collapsed onto the 14-mile system, destroying multiple wooden flumes and forcing officials to halt the canal’s flow. The damage occurred during a series of significant winter storms that lashed the Golden State earlier this month, dumping as much as 8 feet of snow in some high-elevation areas.