The Inverness Public Utility District received a $1.2 million state grant to replace the last of its leaky redwood water tanks.

The grant from the State Water Resources Control Board is part of a drought relief program for small communities. Wade Holland, IPUD’s customer service manager, said the district is considering how best to use the windfall, which is meant for tanks on Perth Way and in Seahaven.

The Perth site has three redwood tanks…