County terminates voluntary local primacy for water program citing staffing limits

Aug 18, 2026

Plumas County adopted a resolution terminating its voluntary local primacy delegation for water due to retirements and staffing shortages; supervisors approved a parallel resolution to prorate refunds and invoices for water systems during transition.

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Plumas County's environmental health director told the board Aug. 18 that the county would terminate its local primacy delegation for the water program because staffing losses and pending retirements left the department unable to reliably perform required inspections and administrative duties.

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