Editing Tecopa, California (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
Public transportation in Tecopa is operated by [[Eastern Sierra Transit Authority]] as a fixed route lifeline service to residents of Tecopa to [[Pahrump, Nevada|Pahrump]] twice a month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.estransit.com/routes-schedule/community-routes/tecopa-to-pahrump/|title = Tecopa to Pahrump|website=Estransit.com}}</ref> In October 2020, service was suspended because the contractor serving this route, Pahrump Senior Center, sold the route to a third-party vendor and failed to meet contractual obligations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ESTA-Board-Agenda-Packet-October.pdf|title=ESTA Board Meeting|date=October 16, 2020|website=Estransit.com|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> Eastern Sierra Transit Authority is in the process of finding an alternative provider for the Tecopa bus route<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ESTA-Board-Agenda-Packet-Nov-12-2021.pdf |title=ESTA Board Meeting|date=November 12, 2020|website=Estransit.com|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ESTA-Board-Agenda-Packet-Dec.pdf|title=ESTA Board Meeting|date=December 11, 2020|website=Estransit.com|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>

===Utilities===
Tecopa receives electrical power through [[Southern California Edison]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cecgis-caenergy.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/electric-utility-service-areas/explore | title=Electric Utility Service Areas|website=Cecgis-caenergy.opendata.arcgis.com}}</ref> There is no gas utility serving Tecopa.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cecgis-caenergy.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/california-natural-gas-service-area/explore?location=34.760558%2C-115.452301%2C8.03 | title=California Natural Gas Service Area|website=Cecgis-caenergy.opendata.arcgis.com}}</ref> The community instead relies on propane gas deliveries from companies located in Pahrump<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shoshonepropanegas.com/|title=Shoshone Propane Gas &#124; Propane Gas Delivery and Service in Pahrump, Tecopa, Beatty, Indian Springs|website=Shoshonepropanegas.com|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amerigas.com/locations/propane-offices/nevada/pahrump | title=AmeriGas Propane in Pahrump, Nevada &#124; Propane Refills & More |website=Amerigas.com}}</ref>

The  telephone carrier for Tecopa is AT&T.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/communications-division/documents/network-exam-documents/network-exam-ch-3-ca-ilec-overviewpublic-per-d2012021redacted.pdf|title=CALIFORNIA ILEC NETWORK OVERVIEW|website=Cpuc.ca.gov|access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> The county acknowledges that AT&T fails to maintain their network by providing unreliable telephone and internet service. The community instead relies on fixed wireless internet service providers and satellite internet<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inyocounty.us/services/planning-department/long-range-projects-plans-and-studies/community-plans-charleston-view | title=Community Plans for Charleston View and Tecopa &#124; Inyo County California|website=Inyocounty.us }}</ref>

Tecopa does not have residential waste services. Instead, residents use communal dumpsters, which are serviced by Pahrump Valley Disposal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=County of Inyo Board of Supervisors |title=Agenda May 25, 2021 |url=https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-05/20210525AgendaOnly.pdf |publisher=County of Inyo |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pahrump Valley Disposal |url=https://candswaste.com/locations/nevada/pahrump/pahrump-valley-disposal/ |website=C&S Waste Solution |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>