Memorandum
Date: April 21, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Luke Bingham, Director of Emergency Services (Lake County Sheriff)
Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Stephen L. Carter, Jr., Assistant County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of a Resolution Increasing Reserve Cancellation Making Additional Funding Available for Robin Lane Sewage Release Event Response by Amending Resolution 2026-09 and Resolution 2026-08 Amending Resolution 2025-118 Adopting Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to Cancel $250,000 in Reserve Designations in Disaster Response and Recovery (Fund 110)
Executive Summary:
On Sunday, January 11, 2026, Lake County Special Districts was made aware of a sewer spill coming from a compromised force main pipeline near Robin Lane and Pond Road in the City of Clearlake. Once the affected area was repaired and cleaned up, water tests from 151 sites were collected to understand the status of the water in the wells of affected properties and gain greater understanding of the water table (approximately 517 total water samples completed as of February 5). As data was gathered, the footprint of the emergency was adjusted to promote public health and safety.
The Incident Command team has been active in seeking mid-and-long term solutions to ensure community members have access to safe water. The Incident Command team has engaged in a number of strategies including installing water tanks, providing water, purchasing filtration systems, installing filtration systems, and testing water samples.
In February, in an effort to streamline process and effectively track costs, your Board approved alteration of the payment structure which authorized the Disaster Response and Recovery fund (Fund 110) to make payments. Your Board also approved an increase in the amount allotted to the Robin Lane Sewer Spill response from $750,000 to $1,750,000.
Initial emergency response has been concluded, and the In...
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