What to do with the East Orange County Water District (EOCWD)? The district has decided they want to go out of business and are selling the infrastructure and service rights. On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the City of Orange will discuss possible actions.
EOCWD is an old agricultural district that now includes parts of Tustin, North Tustin, East Tustin, Red Hill, Lemon Heights, Cowan Heights, Orange Park Acres, and Panorama Heights. The service area is intertwined with the City of Orange, Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) and Tustin.
The big prize in buying the district is the right to buy water from the Colorado River Aqueduct and the State Water Project.
City staff have presented three recommended actions:
- Pursue the consolidation of the EOCWD's Wholesale Zone as part of the team with the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) and the City of Tustin
- Pursue consolidation of the EOCWD's Wholesale Zone as part of the team with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC)
- Direct staff to work with the successor agency to the EOCWD's Retail Zone to negotiate the transfer of approximately 86 water services now served by EOCWD and inside the City limits to the City's water service.
The staff report is here Download EOCWDPurchase
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