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City and Nevada Irrigation District outline shared water supply responsibilities, hydrant testing and limits for large wildfires
Summary
Grass Valley utilities staff and Nevada Irrigation District (NID) described how the city and NID share treatment, distribution, and hydrant responsibilities and emphasized that municipal water systems are not designed to fight large‑scale wildfires.
City Utilities Director Trevor Van Orp and Nevada Irrigation District Director of Water Operations Chip Close told the council that Grass Valley and NID maintain separate but linked water systems and jointly plan for drought and emergency response.
Van Orp said the city operates a 5 million‑gallons‑per‑day (MGD) water treatment plant that receives raw water from NID; NID’s Elizabeth George plant can treat up to 18 million gallons a day. “The city supplies water from its own 5 MGD water treatment plant, which receives and treats water from NID,” Van Orp said.
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