HOLIDAY TREE RECYCLING
Holiday trees can be disposed of in two easy ways. All trees must be free of all tinsel, snow flocking, decorations, and metal stands. If you subscribe to green waste service, you can cut up your tree into 3-foot sections and place it in your cart for curbside pickup. Please make sure the lid closes all the way. 

1. Cut and place in Green Waste Cart: Holiday trees can be cut into 3-foot sections and placed in your green waste cart. Please make sure the lid on the cart can close!
2. Take Trees to Designated WM Recycling sites: Waste management will be providing Free Holiday/Christmas Tree Recycling for Nevada County residents. You can take whole trees (free of all tinsel, snow flocking, decorations, and metal stands) to specified locations.

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2022 Holiday Trees
Free Drop Off Locations
All Nevada County, Grass Valley and Nevada City residents can bring Christmas Trees to the following locations on the dates indi… [read more]

From time to time Waste Management collaborates with Nevada County, Bureau of Land Management, and the US Forest Service to host tire amnesty events for proper tire disposal.
 
Here is information for October 2022 tire amnesty dates
WHO: Nevada County residents
WHAT: Dispose up to 9 tires* at no charge during the Tire Amnesty Event. No tractor or commercial tires. No tires with rims.
WHERE AND WHEN: All Locations Accepting Tires from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Mon & Tue, October 24 and 25 - McCourtney Road Transfer Station, 14741 Wolf Mountain Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95949 
• Wed, October 26 - Penn Valley Rodeo, 10513 Spenceville Rd. (Behind the Fire Station) Penn Valley, CA 95946 
• Thu, October 27 - N. San Juan Transfer Station, 10125 Flume Street, North San Juan, CA 95960 
• Fri, October 28 - Washington Transfer Station, 15886 Gaston Road Washington, CA 95986 

*EXEMPTION: To request an exemption letter to haul more than nine tires, please call the Nevad… [read more]

July 2022 update on SB1383 & AB1826
Food waste collection service for businesses and residences in Nevada County, Grass Valley and Nevada City is on the way. Until announced, keep putting your food waste in your trash, and keep it out of the green waste cart!

California State Laws SB1383 & AB1826 require collection of organic materials such as food scraps, and food-spoiled paper in addition to landscape trimmings. Nevada County currently does not have the infrastructure to support these laws at the scale needed until the transfer station update project is completed. Food diversion updates will be provided by WM of Nevada County and your local government.

If you would like to practice food diversion now, donate unopened edible food to community food banks and start composting in your yard or find a farmer to give your scraps to.
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Waste Management provides a full range of residential and commercial solid waste collection s… [read more]

To ensure that you remain safe when doing any digging projects, always call 811 first.

811 is a free service managed by Underground Service Alert and available to everyone.

After you call, Underground Service Alert will contact PG&E and other companies that have underground lines in your area. Representatives will then mark the location of their underground lines so you can avoid them and dig safely. Whether you are planting a tree or a garden, or digging holes for fence posts, call 811 at least two business days before you plan to start your project.

For more information visit California 811 at https://www.california811.org/

8-1-1 is a program of Underground Service Alert (USA). For more info about Northern California visit https://usanorth811.org/

Coronavirus info
https://nidwater.com/2020/03/rest-assured-area-tap-water-is-safe-to-drink/
Rest assured: area tap water is safe to drink
March 13, 2020
In the midst of growing fears about the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) and the cities of Grass Valley (GV) and Nevada City (N/C) want to reassure the public that treated tap water is safe to drink. The local water systems are interconnected and can ensure water quality in our region.

“NID’s treatment processes are specifically designed to protect the public from viruses and harmful bacteria,” said Chip Close, NID’s manager of operations.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has noted that the “COVID-19 is a type of virus that is particularly susceptible to disinfection and standard treatment and disinfectant processes are expected to be effective.”

The Agency confirmed the virus has not been detected in drinking water, adding “conventional water treatment methods that use filtration and … [read more]

ADVANCE NOTICE (Sept 2021)
Starting on July 16, 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached by calling 988. It has not yet been determined if this will be available via text. Before 988 can be implemented, phone carriers need to go to 10-digit dialing in some area codes. See more info below.

FCC fact sheets
English fact sheet - https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/988-fact-sheet.pdf
Spanish fact sheet - https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/988-fact-sheet-spanish.pdf

TO PREPARE FOR 988 IMPLEMENTATION
Beginning October 24, 2021, to complete all local calls people in affected area codes will need to dial area code + telephone number. This applies to all calls within affected area codes that are currently dialed with seven digits. Some people may need to dial 1 before the area code and phone number. Affected area codes in California are 209, 530, 562, 626, 650, 707, 925, 949, 951. Upcoming Transitions to Ten-Digit Dialing: Where and When? - https://ww… [read more]

Offers a payment plan which averages annual energy costs over the past 12 months to determine a monthly payment amount. Allows for consistent monthly energy bills even if energy use changes significantly from season to season. 

The moratorium on disconnections for non-payment put in place by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in March 2020 has formally ended. In addition to the CARE and FERA program discounts, there are other financial assistance resources and support available.




https://www.pgecurrents.com/2020/03/12/pg-moratorium-on-customer-shutoffs-for-nonpayment/

PG&E’s Pandemic Response Includes Precautionary Health and Safety Actions; Moratorium on Customer Shutoffs for Nonpayment

The company’s enterprise-wide incident response team continues to activate protocols and actions as the situation changes to protect the health and safety of customers and employees; does not expect any disruption in gas or electric service throughout public health crisis 

PG&E announced today (March 12) that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has voluntarily implemented a moratorium on service disconnections for non-payment, effective immediately. This suspension will apply to both residential … [read more]

Two PG&E web pages with info about multiple financial assistance resources

• Financial assistance and support for customers - https://www.pge.com/en_US/about-pge/company-information/protective-protocols/financial-support-awareness.page
• Find help to pay your bill or save energy - https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/help-paying-your-bill/payment-assistance-overview/payment-assistance-overview.page

One-Time Assistance
REACH - RELIEF FOR ENERGY ASSISTANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY HELP – through Dollar Energy. The PG&E REACH program helps low-income families keep their utilities services turned on in times of hardship or crisis. The REACH program is managed by Dollar Energy. See 2023 REACH info here: https://www.dollarenergy.org/need-help/california/reach-program/#:~:text=The%20maximum%20grant%20amount%20an,to%20pay%20past%20due%20amounts. Call 800-933-9677 or apply online at hardshiptools.org/MyApp
 
LIHEAP – through Project GO
https://www.projectgoinc.org/energy.html
Th… [read more]

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

The Senior Firewood Program provides qualified seniors a limited amount of pine/fir to supplement their other home heating sources when wood is available. Also accepts donations of wood as able.

PLEASE NOTE: Anyone wanting to apply to receive wood or donate wood should call to learn the current status of the program. Wood supplies generally run out each season and there are not always enough volunteers to accept wood donations. Call 530-615-4541 to learn when applications open and whether donations are currently being accepted.

At times when the Senior Firewood Program is out of wood, Project Go may be able to help both Nevada & Placer County residents if they are income eligible for LIHEAP (they do not need to be seniors, just income qualified). Call 916-782-3443.

Seniors may qualify for the Senior Firewood Program if they meet the following criteria:

• A Nevada County resident living in the Greater Grass Valley area
• 60 years of a…

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