REPORTS AND STUDIES

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Water Master Plan

Groveland Community Services District owns and operates the water system servicing the communities of Groveland, Big Oak Flat and Pine Mountain Lake. Located in southern Tuolumne County in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, the system consists of two supply pumps with treatment facilities and clearwell storage, five storage tanks, 11 pressure zones, 17 pressure reducing valves (PRVs), three…

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Wastewater Master Plan

Groveland Community Services District (GCSD or the District) owns and operates the wastewater system servicing the communities of Groveland, Big Oak Flat and Pine Mountain Lake. Located in southern Tuolumne County in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, the system consists of 16 lift stations, 35 miles of gravity mains, seven miles of force mains and a wastewater treatment plant. Most facilities…

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Parks Master Plan

The purpose of the Groveland Parks Master Plan is to guide the development and enhancement of publicly accessible parks throughout the Groveland community for the next 10-20 years. The Master Plan should be considered as the community's guide for creating new and rehabilitating existing parks to better serve the passive and active recreation needs of Groveland citizens.

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GCSD Fire Master Plan Report 2020

Water and Sewer System Capital Improvement Plans

The GCSD is planning many future improvemnts to the water and sewer infrastructure. In order to adequately plan financially and otherwise, Master Plans (up to 30 year timeframe) are developed to look at larger system improvement and upgrade needs to improve efficiency/reduce cost, maintain regulatory compliance and provide capacity for future connections to the systems. Capital Improvement Plans…

2022 Consumer Confidence Report

GCSD obtains the majority of its water from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Hetch Hetchy Reservoir supply by pumping from a deep conveyance tunnel southeast of town, known as the Mountain Tunnel. The water originates in Yosemite National Park as snow melt from a large pristine watershed in the High Sierra. With controlled human contact and granite-type geology, the mineral…

Memorandum on GCSD's pH Level in Water

Urban Water Management Plan/Water Shortage Contingency Plan

The Urban Water Management Act (UWMPA) became part of the California Water Code (CWC) with the passage of Assembly Bill 797 during the 1983-1984 regular session of the California Legislature. The CWC requires every urban water supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers, either directly or indirectly, or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually to…

Sewer System Management Plan

GCSD provides sewer service to approximately 1,590 connections including residents and businesses. The District’s sewer collection system consists of laterals, manholes, 35 miles of gravity mains, 7 miles of force mains and 16 lift stations. The collection system conveys wastewater to the District’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) located in north Groveland, west of Ferretti Rd.

Septic System Report

Groveland Community Services District (GCSD) owns and operates a wastewater collection and treatment system that provides service in southern Tuolmne County, located in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains. Specifically, the communities being serviced include Groveland, Big Oak Flat, and Pine Mountain Lake (PML). The GCSD has selected RBF Consulting to assist in performing a study of the septic…

Development Impact Fee Study

Local Agency Formation Commission LAFCO

The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of Tuolumne County was established by state law in 1963 to discourage urban sprawl and encourage the orderly formation and development of local agencies.

Board Norms and Protocol Adopted January 2019

Below is a link to the most recent Board Norms and Protocol documents:

General Reference Material

The Groveland Community Services District (CSD or GCSD) is a special district form of local government, formed in accordance with California Government Code §61000. Special districts have four distinguishing characteristics:

Groveland CERT

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Dataset

FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORTS

Each month, a report is prepared by the Groveland Community Services District Fire Department and presented to the Board of Directors at their regular monthly meeting. This report summarizes…

2024 Operations Reports

Each month, a report is prepared by the District Operations Manager, Luis Melchor and summarizes the facility and infrastructure maintenance, repair and operational status. The Operations Reports are…

Master Plans

During periods of high community growth, GCSD commissioned the preparation of plans for the future of each of its services, called "Master Plans". The intent of the plans are to ensure that the…

Water and Sewer Rate Analysis

The District's most recent Water and Sewer Rate Reports can be found below.

2020 Lead and Copper Testing Results

Every 3 years GCSD is required to test for Lead and Copper in our water system. GCSD Staff delivers sample bottles to 20 locations where a sample will be drawn from a household tap. The District…

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