The Squaw Valley Public Service District has a problem that’s preoccupied it for the past 20 years — all of its water comes from a single source, the aquifer under the Squaw Valley meadow and ski resort east parking lot. This means that in the case of an emergency such as contamination of the aquifer, there is no backup water supply to turn to. In September, the district board approved studying a preferred alternative water supply — the Martis Valley aquifer, more than eight miles away. While the district has decided to take a step back and more fully explore water sources closer to Squaw Valley, the idea of exporting water from a neighboring community is raising some eyebrows.

The question for many locals is the Squaw Valley Development Plan behind reigniting studies for building a 30 million dollar water pipeline from Martis Valley to Squaw Valley.

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