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In Honor of Sheldon Wilson

IN HONOR OF 
SHELDON WILSON 
1923 - 2011 

Sheldon Wilson, lifelong resident of Sawyers Bar, was 
instrumental in the operation and maintenance of the 
Sawyers Bar County Water District Plant, which 
provides water services for this community. To 
insure that the town would have ample water he 
deeded his water rights from Tanner’s gulch to the 
S.B.C.W.D. His daily efforts to monitor the ongoing 
operation, checking water flows to the plant. going: on 
treks to trouble shoot problems with water diversion, 
and taking water samples for testing were only part 
of his routine in the ongoing efforts to provide water 
to this community. He also completed a course of 
study in Small Water Systems and Operations from 
the School of Engineering at Cal State University in 
Sacramento, in order to better serve his community 
and its water needs. His dedication and unrelenting 
commitment are unparalleled.

 

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