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Skagit PUD general manager tells Mount Vernon council the system can hold up during droughts, outlines safety and upgrade projects
Summary
George Sidhu, general manager of Skagit Public Utility District, briefed Mount Vernon council on the PUD's seven water systems, the Judy Reservoir (about 1–1.5 billion gallons), service statistics and near-term projects including a 1.6 million‑gallon storage tank, a switch from chlorine gas to liquid sodium hypochlorite and a treatment-plant generator upgrade.
George Sidhu, general manager of the Skagit Public Utility District, told the Mount Vernon City Council on March 25 that the PUD’s system provides regional resiliency and will undergo safety and storage upgrades.
"It holds about 1 almost 1 and a half billion gallons," Sidhu said of Judy Reservoir during a presentation that summarized PUD history and infrastructure. He said the PUD now operates seven water systems that serve about 116,000 people, roughly 27,000 water services and more than 600 miles of pipe.
Sidhu described the Judy treatment plant’s…
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