The V.H. Braunig power plant opened in 1966, breaking ground in water conservation efforts by using treated wastewater, instead of drinking water from the aquifer, to cool its boilers. Photo courtesy of CPS Energy.
The V.H. Braunig power plant opened in 1966, breaking ground in water conservation efforts by using treated wastewater, instead of drinking water from the aquifer, to cool its boilers. At the end of the decade, CPS Energy began filling a manmade Calaveras Lake, which became both a popular fishing and picnic spot and the site of many future power plants. Photo Courtesy of CPS energy