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Orange County’s Water Story:Regional Water Issues and the Import Supply Stan Sprague General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Santiago Canyon College Managerial Issues Class Chapter 1 ...at the turn of the last century, Early settlements near surface water streams Later development depended on groundwater By turn of the century, settlers were outpacing nature’s ability to replenish …LA turns to Owens Valley Development of L.A. Aqueduct Access for others came at the price of annexation to Los Angeles Others turn to the Colorado... Metropolitan Water District formed in 1928 to provide imported water to Southern California Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton were original members Coastal MWD formed in 1941 MWD of Orange County formed in 1951 Meanwhile, Orange County shores up rights on the Santa Ana River Orange County Water District (OCWD) formed in 1933 to file lawsuit to litigate rights vs. upstream diverters Availability of import water leads to agency taking preeminent role in groundwater management Eventually, we all look north SWP authorized by voters in 1960 First water delivered in early ‘70s Contractually agreed to 2 MAF/year to Southern California Chapter Two Who is the Municipal Water District of Orange County? MWD of Orange County is... Wholesale water supplier for Orange County Governed by 7-member elected board 30 retail agencies Among the largest of Metropolitan’s member agencies Service area of 600 square miles Service area population of 2 million Four (4) directors appointed to Metropolitan board MWD of Orange Countyexists to... Coordinate and plan local water management programs in Orange County Secure a reliable supply of imported water Represent local retail agencies that provide water directly to homes and businesses MWD of Orange Countyas Planner… Initiated and Manages South Orange County Reliability Study Will make recommendations for both system and supply reliability improvements Implementation will be cooperative effort