About Us
The Yurok Tribe Public Utilities Division (YPUD) is dedicated to providing, safe, pleasant and continuous drinking water. YPUD currently operates six public water systems for more information about each system please visit our Consumer Confidence Reports page.
A Public Water System (PWS) provides water for human consumption. The term Public refers to the users, not ownership and can be publicly or privately owned. To be classified as a Public Water System by the EPA a water system must have 15 services connections (e.g., households, businesses or schools) or serve 25 or more individuals daily for at least 60 days of the year.
YPUD currently operates approximately 290 services connections and a population of 770 people along 20 miles of Hwy 169 along the Klamath River and portions of the town of Klamath CA and surrounding areas.
(855)-559-8765 ext.6030
Water Emergencies
BOIL WATER NOTICES ADVISORY
Historically, during winter storms, our public water systems sourced by surface water (creeks) have experienced high turbidity(cloudiness) resulting in boil water notice advisories. Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms. Our systems continuously monitor for chlorine which provides disinfection with a daily field test to verify our monitoring equipment is working properly. If we experience a boil water notice the community will be notified in accordance with the Yurok Tribe Public Water Systems' Emergency Notification Plan. Please follow the CDC Boil Water Fact Sheet or contact us if you have any questions or concerns.