Officials from a Lake County water district denied allegations they fraudulently withheld state and federal emergency aid that they were supposed to return after securing insurance reimbursements for heavy storm damage in 2017. In a statement Friday, Clearlake Oaks County Water District officials said they never concealed their involvement with the government agencies and the insurer, and that numerous attempts were made to return money they weren’t owed. They emphasized that water district officials cooperated when contacted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office about the funds, which came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California Office of Emergency.