‘How we get the water’: NID takes on management of South Yuba Canal, Deer Creek Powerhouse
The Nevada Irrigation District will begin managing the South Yuba Canal and the Deer Creek Powerhouse this month. The purchase technically helps NID diversify Nevada County’s energy sources, but the district’s purchase of the powerhouse is “ancillary more than anything” to the acquisition of the canal itself, Hydroelectric Manager Keane Sommers said. The canal services the residents of Grass Valley, Nevada City, their fire hydrants, the air attack base and Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital — over 30,000 customers.