"MOCCASIN, Tuolumne County - At the base of a steep grade in the Sierra Nevada off a highway that leads into Yosemite National Park is an unincorporated community with 63 people and not much else. There's no grocery store or gas station in Moccasin, but it has a stately pink powerhouse and a quaint row of Spanish Colonial-style cottages topped with red-tiled roofs. The lawns are lush and the air smells of mountain pine."
"Moccasin is perhaps the safest, cleanest and quietest part of San Francisco. Most of the town's homes and buildings are owned by the city and county of San Francisco. Every resident works, in some capacity, for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to operate the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System. With a small population and no cultural or commercial attractions, Moccasin may seem like the polar opposite to San Francisco, but they're eternally tethered."
"Today, San Francisco could not function without Moccasin; the town is still significant for supplying water and hydroelectric power to the city. Up to 200 million gallons per day pass through Moccasin on the way to citywide faucets and the plant generates about 295,000 megawatt hours per year - enough power to keep City Hall, San Francisco International Airport, Muni and other city lights running."
Moccasin is an unincorporated company town in Tuolumne County with 63 residents, located off a highway leading to Yosemite. The town features a pink powerhouse and Spanish Colonial-style cottages with lush lawns and mountain pine scent. Most homes and buildings are owned by the city and county of San Francisco, and every resident works for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to operate the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System. Moccasin supplies up to 200 million gallons of water per day and generates about 295,000 megawatt hours annually, powering key city services. The town endured wildfire, dam and tunnel failures and a severe population decline in the 1990s.
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