California Park Rangers Accuse Nudist Colony Members of Stealing From Waterfall For Skinny Dipping During A Drought

California park rangers are accusing members of the Lupin Lodge, a nudist colony, of stealing water from a nearby waterfall at Hendrys Creek Property so they could skinny dip even during a drought across the state. The 110-acre naturist resort outside San Francisco is near a reservoir that is almost empty.

The rangers found a hose system that leads from the waterfall to the pool. They removed the hose system. Water from the creek flows through the 3-inch rubber hose into a filtration system that produces four gallons of water per minute. It delivers more water compared to the 3,800-gallon truckload the resort ordered which costs $400 per load.

The nudists said they need to have reserve water to fight fire, if any would hit the resort, and they store the water in the pool.

Glyn Stout, owner of the resort, said it is cooperating with the state's effort to conserve water by reducing its water use by 40 per cent, using paper plates and limiting the flushing of toilets. It also paid trucks to deliver water after the resort's two wells dried up.

The lodge, off Aldercroft Heights Road in Los Gatos, is being marketed as an Eden-like optional clothing resort where naturists could escape the pressure from their jobs in nearby Silicon Valley and where a few hours of naked rest is like a week in a cruise.

The Midpeninsula Open Space District acknowledged that the nudists from the lodge had been taking public water, estimated at 280,000 gallons of water, but said they would not be arrested for what they did.

Stout said that the previous owner of the land where Lupin stands has permission from the district to divert water from the creek when there is a water emergency. The resort owners had asked the district to honour the grandfathered water rights, but the district rejected their request which led Lupin to divert the water.

To address the historic water crisis, California Governor Jerry Brown asked residents to cut on water use and imposed a fine of $500 a day for those caught watering their lawns.

Stout said despite the removal of their free source of water, the resort's skinny dip pool will remain open. Here's a peek at the optional clothing resort.

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