OCWD Management Area
2019 : Construction of the GWRS Final Expansion began. Construction is anticipated to be completed in early 2023. Once complete the plant will produce up to 130 mgd and recycle 100 percent of reclaimable sources from the Orange County Sanitation District. 2021: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves Prado Conservation Pool increase up to elevation 505 feet mean sea level (approx. 20,000 acre-feet of storage) based on the Prado Basin Ecosystem Restoration and Water Conservation Feasibility Study. 2021 : The first PFAS treatment system, at Fullerton’s KIM -1A production well, is completed and the well returned to service.
2.2 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
The Orange County Water District was created by the OCWD Act for the purpose of:
“providing for the i mportation of water into said district and preventing waste of water in or exportation of water from said district and providing for reclamation of drainage, storm, flood and other water for beneficial use in said district and for the conservation and control of storm and flood water flowing into said district; providing for the organization and management of said district and establishing the boundaries and divisions thereof and defining the powers of the district, including the right of the district to sue and be sued, and the powers and duties of the officers thereof; providing for the construction of works and acquisition of property by the district to carry out the purposes of this act; authorizing the incurring of indebtedness and the voting, issuing and selling of bonds and the levying and collecting of assessments by said district; and providing for the inclusion of additional lands therein and exclusion of lands therefrom.” (Stats.1933, c. 924, p. 2400) Further details on OCWD governance and management are described in the 2017 Alternative. The nineteen major groundwater producers meet on a monthly basis with OCWD staff to consult with and provide advice on basin management issues. This group is described in more detail in Section 7.1.
2.3 LEGAL AUTHORITY
A description of OCWD’s legal authority is described in the 2017 Alternative.
A copy of the OCWD Act, which has been the basis for OCWD’s sustainable management of its portion of Basin 8-1 over many years, can be found at: http://www.ocwd.com/media/2681/ocwddistrictact_201501.pdf
BASIN 8-1 ALTERNATIVE 2022 UPDATE
Agency Information 2-2
Appendix F - 82
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