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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrange County Water District Correspondence 1963-1976 ®� City of Huntington Beach • P.O. BOX 190 CALIFORNIA 92648 1 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT \/ August 24, 1976 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Huntington Beach Attention: Floyd G. Belsito City Administrator Subject: Progress Report - Orange County Water Fiscal Year 1974-75 Dear Council Members: Transmitted herewith are copies of a letter from Noble Waite, director of Division 6 of the Orange County Water District, together with a summary report of the activities of the District. I believe members of the City Council will be interested in, the contents of the transmittal, particularly since about 700 of our domestic water is drawn from water wells. The safety of our well supply is dependent upon good management of the- under- ground basin. We are fortunate in having someone of Mr. Waite' s background and ability representing Division 6, which includes all of Huntington Beach. Mr: Waite is a former Councilman of the city of Huntington Beach. Very truly yours , H. E. artg Director of Public Works HEH:ae Trans. U �: , %20 V DEERT. OF PUSLJO WORKS 1976 0 ® I-1UR-nNGTON 8—MACH, CAL-IF, Directors Officers PRESTON K. ALLEN ' v PRESTON K.ALLEN COURTNEY R.CHANDLER ® ® President ROBERT L.CLARK ROBERT L.CLARK JOHN V. FONLEY First Vice President THOMAS T. LACY NOBLEJ. AUGUSTF. LENAIN ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT WAITE SeconnddV Vice President E. RAY QUIGLEY,Jr. Vice HENRY T.SEGERSTROM 10500 ELLIS AVENUE - P.O. BOX 8300 — MERWIN WAGNER FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708 NOBLE J.WAITE TELEPHONE (714)963-5661 /556-8260 NEI L M.CLINE Secretary Manager August 19, 1976 Mr. Bill Hartge, Director of' Public Works City of' Huntington Beach 2000 Main Street Post Office Box 190 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Dear Mr. Hartge: Progress Report-Orange County Water District, Fiscal Year 1974-75 As your representative on the Board of Directors of the Orange ` County Water District., it is my pleasure to submit the attached report, which contains a brief description of the District and a summary of its activities for the past fiscal year. I would like the opportunity to meet with you personally to discuss the material contained herein. Should you have any detailed questions, a complete annual report is also available. A tour of the District' s facilities in and adjacent to 'the Santa Ana River can be arranged at your convenience. For City officials, there are also tours available to Oroville Dam and the State Water Project facilities as well as the Colorado River Aqueduct. The management of the Basin is a tremendous responsibility. As mentioned, the involvement with local supplies, extraction, importation, development of supplementary water along with conser- vation of the Basin and the protection of Orange County' s water rights of the Santa Ana River from the upstream users in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, requires constant surveillance. Orange County received only about seven inches. of rainfall during the past year (55 percent of normal) . Northern California, source of a great deal of our imported water, was even harder hit, receiving only about 40 percent of its average precipitation. August 19, 1976 Page two In May, 1976 the County' s water table was at its lowest level since 1961 and the District authorized and planned the purchase of 100, 000 acre-feet of imported Northern California water and Colorado River water for groundwater recharge during the current fiscal year. In June, 1976, however, OCWD was notified by The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) that no more surplus imported water would be available for groundwater replenishment until at least June, 1977. This will result in an even further overdrafting of the basin. Because of the current water shortage conditions, the District has undertaken an extensive Water Conservation Program with an ultimate goal of reducing water consumption approximately 20 percent (70, 000 acre-feet per year) . The program will consist of a water awareness presentation available to all cities, service clubs, schools, etc. in which the intricacies of the water supply system will be discussed .as will be some practical things which can be done in the home to reduce water consumption. In addition, as energy costs continue to escalate, water costs will increase proportionally. The County' s lowering water table requires more power to pump the water from the underground. Furthermore, imported water costs are heavily dependent upon tremendous amounts of power to pump the water over the many mountains enroute to the Orange County coastal plains . The water rates of your agency must be reevaluated constantly and adjusted when necessary. The staff of the Orange County Water District will be happy to assist you in a water awareness and conservation program which will prepare your customers for the inevitable increase and will also reduce consumption of one of our most vital natural resources. Very truly yours, Noble J. Waite, Director Division 6 Enclosure ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT The Orange County Water District (OCWD) was formed in 1933 by a special act of the State Legislature and is responsible for: 1. The management of the groundwater basin, in- cluding integration of programs of extraction, importation, and development of supplemental local water supplies; 2 . The conservation of the groundwater basin, including programs to protect groundwater quality from deterioration as a result of seawater encroachment or uncontrolled waste discharge within the Santa Ana River watershed; and 3 . The protection of Orange County' s water rights in the natural flows of the Santa Ana River. The District is governed by a ten-member Board of Directors, representing various areas comprising the District. The current members of the Board of Directors are shown on page 3. The Board convenes on the third Wednesday of each month at District headquarters in Fountain Valley, 10500 Ellis Avenue. The policies of the Board are administered by the Secretary Manager, assisted by a staff of engineering, administrative, and field personnel, totaling 86 employees (on April 30 , 1976) . The District contains about 200, 000 acres, generally overlying the groundwater basin formed by the Santa Ana River. Approximately 1. 4 million people (80 percent) of the County' s 1. 7 million residents live within the jurisdiction of OCWD. 1 . WATER CONDITIONS Rainfall and snow run-off has been considerably less than average during the current water year. The impact has been more apparent in Northern and Central California than in Orange County. Mr. Ron Robie, Director, Department of Water Resources, State of Califor- nia, stated in a recent presentation to the California Water Commission, "The extent of the dry year is now fully known and it is more serious than any dry year most of us have seen in our lifetime . . . Snowpack as of May 1976 is 40 percent of normal in the Sacramento Valley area and 23 percent of normal in the San Joaquin Area . . . Shasta inflow for the water year is some- what better, being forecast at 63 percent of normal. The Bureau of Reclamation defines a dry year as 4 million acre-feet and a critical year as 3. 2 million .acre-feet at Shasta. The forecast this year--3. 5 million acre-feet--is lower than has occurred since Shasta Dam was completed in 1949. " Fortunately, . Orange County' s massive groundwater basin provides an efficient water reserve during dry periods such as this. Furthermore, the .Colorado River, source of much of Southern California' s water, has had above average flows during the year. BASIN MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES OCWD was organized to manage the natural water supplies of the area, and as the Orange County community becomes increasingly complex, the responsibility to provide an adequate supply of water to residents of the District becomes more sophisticated. In the earlier years, the primary objective was to restore the overdrafted basin to assure a reasonable water supply to support the emerging urbanization of . the County. In recent years how- ever, in recognition of the salt balance problems generated by a gradual deterioration of quality of the Santa Ana River, and the high salinities of historic supplemental sources, the protection and improvement of water quality has been emphasized. As the- open space of the County diminishes, wherever practical, it becomes mandatory that public held lands must be dedicated to multiple-use purposes. The Board of Directors has recognized the added responsibilities to water service and has implemented many programs during the last several years to achieve not only the historical goal of water supply, but also to improve and protect water quality, and to encourage multiple-use of its public property. The District ' s basin management objectives are: * improve the quality of water served; * minimize the cost of water service; * reduce the basin' s dependence on imported water; * protect the groundwater basin water supplies; * protect and enhance the environment 2 . F DIVISION 6 Approximately 165, 000 people live within the boundaries of OCWD' s Division 6 (see map on page 4) . This area, consisting of the City of 'Huntington Beach and the majority of Fountain Valley, has been represented on the Board of Directors by Mr. Noble J. Waite since his appointment in 1970. A summary of water consumption and quality from Division 6 for the 1974-75 fiscal year is shown below: Groundwater Production 20, 500 acre-feet (67%) Directly Supplied Imported Water 10, 000 acre-feet (33%) Total Water Consumption 30, 500 acre-feet* The average groundwater production percentage throughout the District was 63 percent. Average Quality of Water Supplied (Groundwater plus Imported Water) : Division 6 440 parts per million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS) ** OCWD Average , 549 ppm TDS Director Waite is the current 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Legal, Insurance and Claims Committee. He also serves on the Conservation of Water Committee, the Policy and Environment' Committee and the Executive Committee. In addition, Mr. Waite is an active member of local, state and national water organizations, including: Colorado River Water Users Association, American Water Works Association, California Association of Reclamation Entities, Association of California Water Agencies, Orange County Water Association. * One acre-foot equals 325, 900 gallons; or 1, 000, 000 gallons equals approximately 3 acre-feet. ** ppm TDS can also be expressed as pounds of dissolved solids a million pounds of water. (440 ppm TDS represents six- tenths of a ton of solids per acre-foot of water. ) 3 Division Director Area 1 Thomas T.Lacy Garden Grove 2 John V.Fonley Orange 3 Merwin Wagner Placentia 4 Preston K.Allen Cypress-Stanton President ''>>' >>`. 5 E.RayQuigley,Jr. Irvine-Tustin 6 Noble J.WaiteHuntington Beach (2nd Vice President) 7 Henry T.Segerstrom Costa Mesa 8 Courtney R. Chandler Santa Ana 9 August F. Lenain Anaheim 10 Robert L.Clark Fullerton (1st Vice President) ORANGE COUNTY Sq �T4 10 O YORBA RIVER �O 3 LINDA FULLERTON BUENA PARK F ANAHEIM o O m 9 9� 2 Los 0 y � 3 O ALAMITOS ti CHAPMAN AVE. NORTH GARDEN GROVE GARDEN GROVE F ORANGE o� s'9 SCALE IN MILES SEAL BEACH O J Z SANTA ANA co A t >.»:' 8 :: . O o y A .......ax T 6 ..... tl . i ' D I EGO C, iiACH ;<>::'>[>;>:'>: IRVINE oC' o O F m k'Y F e I � DIRECTOR, DIVISION 6 - NOBLE J.WAITE ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 4 GROUNDWATER PRODUCTION During the fiscal year 1974-75, Orange County pumpers obtained 225, 597 acre-feet of water from the groundwater basin, the third largest quantity ever extracted in one year in the history of the District. Groundwater production included: Other than irrigation 199, 677 acre-feet Irrigation 25, 920 acre-feet Total OCWD groundwater production 225, 597 acre-feet The high volumes of water extracted exceeded the amount replen- ished, resulting, in a lowering of the average water level in the District' s wells by about 1. 4 feet during the year. The average water table elevation in November 1975 was approximately 4. 3 feet above sea level. Groundwater provided 63 percent of the 356, 000 acre-feet of water used in the District during 1974-75. The remaining 130, 400 acre- feet was directly supplied imported water. GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT The prime responsibility of the District is to maintain adequate groundwater reserves throughout the basin. Since implementing water conservation practices in 1934, the District has been able to capture and percolate into the underground about 90 percent of the natural flows of the Santa Ana River; and since 1949 to augment the local supply, has purchased and sunk into the sub- surface, more than 2, 200, 000 acre-feet of surplus Colorado River. and State Project water from The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) . Water is percolated in OCWD' s spreading basins in the Santa Ana Riverbed between Imperial Highway and Katella Avenue, and in Anaheim Lake and Warner Basin, off-channel recharge basins . Natural Santa Ana River flows, imported Colorado River water and State Project water are all utilized in groundwater replenishment. The past year marked the completion of a 66-inch pipeline linking Warner Basin and the Santa Ana River with Anaheim Lake. This pipeline, capable of transporting flows up to 300 cubic feet per second (cfs) *, provides the District the flexibility of diverting river flows and high quality imported Northern California State Project Water from the river to Anaheim Lake and other water conservation reservoirs. In the past, storm flows were lost to the ocean after the District' s River spreading ponds were filled to capacity. Now, considerably more storage and percolation area is available in Anaheim Lake, Miller Basin, Placentia Basin and Raymond Basin. * One cfs is equivalent to 450 gallons per minute (gpm) , or nearly two acre-feet per day 5. RATE SCHEDULE $/Acre-foot 5 OCWD Replenishment Assessment (Pump Tax) Irrigation Domestic, MWD Replenishment Municipal & Year Water Rate Industrial 1949-50 8. 00 1950-51 10. 00 1951-52 10. 00 1952-53 1.0. 00 1953-54 10. 00 1954-55 9. 17 3. 50 1955-56 10. 00 3. 50 1956-57 10. 00 3. 90 1957-58 12. 00 3. 90 1958-59 12. 00 3. 90 1959-60 12. 00 4. 30 1960-61 12. 38 6. 00 1961-62 13. 12 6. 00 1962-63 13. 83 8. 00 11. 00 1 1963-64 14..63 8. 00 11. 00 1964-65 15. 25 8. 00 11. 00 1965-66 16. 00 8. 00 11. 00 1966-67 17. 00 8. 00 11. 00 1967-68 18. 00 9. 50 12. 50 1968-69 19. 00 10 . 30 13 . 30 1969-70 20. 00 10. 00 13. 00 1970-71 22. 00 10. 00 13. 00 1971-72 27. 00 10. 00 13. 00 1972-73 30. 00 2 10. 00 13. 00 40. 00 3 1973-74 30..00 2 10. 00 17 . 00 40. 00 3 1974-75 30. 00 2 10. 00 17 . 00 30. 00 3 1975-76 32. 00 2 12 . 00 4 22 . 00 4 42. 00 3 1 In 1962-63 a two-rate system was devised whereby water used for irrigation was assigned one rate and all other applications of groundwater assigned a slightly higher assessment. 2 Colorado River water 3 State Project water 4 OCWD Staff recommendation based on 1975 Engineer ' s Report on Groundwater Conditions. 5 One acre-foot equals 325, 900 gallons. WATER QUALITY The County.' s. groundwater basin provides more than 60 percent of all water used and its quality is therefore extremely important to the community' s overall water supply. OCWD has the responsibility and authority to provide management and conservation necessary for the protection of both quantity and quality of the groundwater basin. A water quality monitoring program has been established, in compliance with the State Depart- ment of Public Health regulations, to identify pollutants and trace elements ,in the groundwater basin. During 197.4-75 the average quality of groundwater served by the major agencies within the District was 457 ppm TDS, and 256 ppm in total hardness, an improvement of 52 ppm and 20 ppm respec- tively over Fiscal. Year 1973-74 . The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) , comprised of OCWD, Chino Basin Municipal Water District, Western Municipal Water District, and San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, has developed a. plan under a contract with the State Water Resources Control Board, to manage and enhance the quality of water within the entire Santa Ana River watershed. The plan, adopted in April 1975 culminating five years of studies and reports,. contains the following objectives : * TDS of less than 500 mg/1 by 1990 in water served * No degradation of groundwater * TDS of less than 600 mg/1 in Orange County Forebay * Improvement. of the quality of water in the Santa Ana River by advanced wastewater treatment * Control of agriculture and livestock wastes * Adequate supply of water. The construction of a 30 million gallon per day (mgd) "brine line" called the Santa Ana River Interceptor is SAWPA' s first major implementation project. The brine line will transport concentrated industrial wastes from San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, bypassing Orange County' s groundwater basin and thereby improving groundwater quality. The brine line is already com- pleted from the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County treatment plant to Prado Dam. 7 . COASTAL BARRIER PROGRAMS To protect the County' s groundwater supply from seawater intrusion and to develop greater flexibility in groundwater utilization throughout the basin, the District participates in two barrier projects. The Alamitos Barrier, a co-operative effort between the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and OCWD, consists of a series of seventeen single point injection wells located in the vicinity of the San Gabriel River mouth. Since 1965 more than 45, 000 acre-feet of imported water has been injected underground through this system to prevent further seawater encroachment. Another barrier, along the mouth of the Santa Ana River (Talbert Gap) , consists of a series of six extraction wells located about two miles inland and 23 multi-point injection wells situated 600 feet apart, running parallel to, and five miles inland from the coast. The water supply for the injection system is Water Factory 21 in Fountain Valley, an innovative 15 mgd advance wastewater recla- mation plant. Construction on the $25 million facility began in 1973 and was completed in the summer of 1975. Water Factory 21 was originally designed as a combination advanced wastewater reclamation plant and seawater distillation module. However, operation of the federally funded prototype distillation module was terminated in April, 1976 . The Department of the Interior' s Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) , the federal government' s most recent sponsoring organization for the distillation program, has been drastically reduced in size and budget and is now participating on research, rather than develop- ment programs, such as Water Factory 21. However, the wastewater plant at Water Factory 21, will continue to operate without the distillation module. Treated wastewater must be blended with at least an equal amount of another source of water prior to groundwater injection to comply with requirements of the California Department of Public Health. Blending water is obtained from four wells which have been drilled to a high quality aquifer, 1, 000 feet below the surface. In addition, the District is constructing a 5 mgd reverse osmosis demineralizer (largest in the world) which will remove 90 percent of the dissolved minerals from the wastewater. Water Factory 21' s product water will be a blend of advance treated wastewater, demineralized wastewater and deep well water and will contain no more than 550 ppm TDS, the District' s average quality. The water will be injected underground providing a hydraulic barrier against further seawater intrusion and also furnishing the County with additional potable water. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS The District' s Environmental Enhancement Plan, adopted in 1971, provides a master plan for the multi-purpose use of its lands (approximately 3, 000 acres) including environmental preservation, enhancement and recreational opportunities . Projects completed during the preceeding year included the first phase development of Imperial Woods Equestrian Trail , Anaheim Lake Rehabilitation - Phase I, Warner Basin Landscape Improvement and Burris Pit renovation and landscaping. The first segment of the Imperial Woods Equestrian Trail, a three mile stretch from Imperial Highway to Tustin Avenue, was dedi- cated for public use on May 22, 1975 . Two independent .trails - a paved bicycle trail ten feet wide, and an unpaved horse trail - have been constructed along the southerly bank of the Santa Ana River by the Orange County Flood Control District and OCWD. The second phase of the trail system, from Tustin Avenue to Katella Avenue, will be completed in 1976 . During the past year Anaheim Lake, a major percolation reservoir, which also serves as a popular trout fishing concession was the recipient of two environmental projects. The southerly and westerly sides of -the lake were completely landscaped, and an asphalt road and additional parking spaces were constructed as improvements for the lake which receives more than 100 ,000 visitors annually. The concessionaire has provided fishing for local children on special occasions. Warner Basin, currently being excavated adjacent to the Santa Ana River, will be developed for multi-purpose uses similar to Anaheim Lake. In April 1975, the District received title to the 80-acre Burris Sand Pit to be used as a water storage-percolation reservoir. The Pit had previously been declared a safety hazard because of its extremely steep side slopes, nearly 100 feet high. In June 1975, construction was initiated to stabilize the hazardous slopes and by October 17 the earthwork portion (nearly 90 percent) of the $1. 2 million project was completed. This involved the movement of 1. 5 million cubic yards of earth to reshape the bank into a more gradual, three-to-one, slope. Following the earthwork, the entire West bank was landscaped including a ten- foot wide paved combination emergency road - bicycle .trail. Burris Pit will ultimately be developed to provide not only percolation capabilities, but it will also serve the County' s recreational needs by establishing a water oriented recreational facility. 9 . FINANCING Ad Valorem Tax Rate The OCWD 1976-77 ad valorem tax rate was established at _$0 . 0836 per hundred dollars assessed valuation to support the District' s operations budget of $4 .6 million. This tax rate (amounting to $8. 36 for a $40, 000 home) is substantially below the authorized $0. 20 limit established by the State Legislature . Replenishment Assessment OCWD is reimbursed for water pumped from the groundwater basin by means of a Replenishment Assessment (pump tax) , which is applied to the purchase of necessary supplemental water, including im- ported water and water production facilities such as Water Factory 21. During fiscal year. 1975-76 , the District collected $5 . 1 million from the pump tax which was set at $12 per acre-foot for water used for irrigation purposes and $22 per acre-foot for nonirrigation use. See page 6 for the historical Replenishment Assessment Schedule. 10 . J� City of Huntington Beach P.O. BOX 190 CALIFORNIA 92646 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT October 25, 1974 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Huntington Beach Attention: David D. Rowlands D V V City Administrator Subject: Resolution Regarding Water Quality Control Plan Gentlemen: The Orange County Water District has requested that the city of Huntington Beach pass a resolution adopting in concept the Water Quality Control Report for the Santa Ana River Basin, and further requesting additional time to conduct a more compre- hensive review of the Basin Plan prior to final adoption by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Transmitted herewith is a resolution regarding this matter. It is recommended that the City Council adopt the resolution and authorize the Mayor and City Council to execute same. Very truly yours, H. E. Hartq`e Director of Public Works HEH:ae Trans. '_ f I October 1968 TO: Cild-y Council FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT- Orange County 'WatOr District v. City ol"' Chino, et al. Transpuitted herewith is a resolution appSoving the pro- po,sed settlement .of the Orarage CoUnty. Water District v. City of Chino %,.,,ater rights 1i'tigation., and authorizing the ex6cution by the City Attorhey" of a 'stipula-Clion relating to .the dismissal of the .City of Huntihgton Beach as cross defendant . The proposed stipulated judgment in this protract.ed liti- gation has been approved by all cross defendants -and Is reco.-mmended by Orange County 'dater District's counsel, Milford W. Dahl of Ratan and Tucker. The Director of Public Works and the City Attorney participated In con- ferences with personnel of other Orange County cities in- volved in such litigation, and .we recommend the settle- ment and -proposed stipulAte.d -judgment. We. recommend. t. he adoption, of the resolution and t.he authorization., of the, City Attorney to rsaxecute the -stip-a- lation re dismissal on behalf off' this city. Respectfully.­;pubmitted, DOW P. BOITFA City Attorne DPP,-.ahb 02844 N'Ctachinent yam. , + OFFICERS DIRECTORS oC Wp MERWIN WAGNER. PRESIDENT _ PRESTON K.'ALLEN. ANAHEIM HENRY T. SEGERSTROM. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT COURTNEY R. CHANDLER, SANTA ANA COURTNEY R. CHANDLER, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT HOWARD M. CORNWELL. FULLERTON HOWARD W. CROOKE. SECRETARY MANAGER - H. LOUIS LAKE. GARDEN GROVE LANGDON W. OWEN, DISTRICT ENGINEER CHARLES A. PEARSON. ANAHEIM RUTAN &TUCKER _ ROY SEABRiDGE, HUNTINGTON BEACH GENERAL COUNSEL Y.i -`�; - "— - HENRY T. SEGERSTROM. SANTA ANA PILLSBURY, MADISON AND SUTRO MERWIN WAGNER. PLACENTIA SPECIAL COUNSEL - ,�„ a' MINOR WARNE. TUSTIN WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER - - E. T. WATSON. ORANGE SPECIAL COUNSEL CONSULTING ENGINEERS30,RA TOUPS EN G INEERING,'INC. ,A GE -COUNTY WATER ' DISTRICT BOO KMAN AND EDMONSTON LEEDS, HILL AND.JEWETT, INC. 1629 WEST SEVENTEENTH STREET TELEPHONE (714) 547-6781 DAMES M. MO RY. CONSULTING ENGINEERS,S. INC.NC. - SANTA YANA, CALIFORNIA :.. 92706 JUL 1 3' 1967 3 0 Ctiy Clerk City. of Huntington Beach r P. 0. Box 190 i Huntington Beach, "California 92648 In October, 1963 , the Orange County Water District commenced a legal action against all upstream parties who produce water from the Santa Ana River system above Prado Dam. This suit was filed by the District under the provisions of the Orange County Water District Act in behalf of all the inhabitants and water users within the District in order to preserve for them their share of the natural. water supply. A recent ruling of the court in this litigation requires the defendants, who are the upstream users , to file "answers" to our complaint, setting forth their respective claims to water. Several of these defendants have indicated they intend to file "cross complaints" against water users in Orange County. One or more of such cross complaints may be served upon you. Our Board of Directors has determined that the Orange County Water District will defend at the District' s expense anyone within the District who is served with a cross complaint. The -Board has `r determined that a unified defense of such cross complaints will materially ,contribute to the processing of the suit in an effective and orderly manner. In order to effect such a defense, it is necessary that the . enclosed authorization be. signed by you and returned to us in the envelope that is provided. You may, of course, employ counsel of your own choosing. In that event, how ever, any expense incurred will be your responsibility. So that the District may plan now for defense of cross complaints , we urge that you execute the authorization and return it to us as soon as possible, even though you may not yet have been served. On- each occasion that you are served with a cross complaint, in order to assure that our attorneys may properly represent you, we ask that you note on the summons which will accompany the cross complaint, the time, the date, and the place you were served, and notify the Orange County Water District office immediately by for- warding the summons and cross complaint to this office. An answer must be filed within ten days after you are served. It is therefore of the utmost importance that there be no delay in notifying this office. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please address them to Howard Crooke, Secretary Manager, Orange County Water District, 1629 Vilest 17th Street, Santa Ana, California. Yours very truly, HOWARD W. CROOKE Secretary "Manager Ile A. 0 CITY OF H UNTINGTON BEACH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT � .ram �,-�• Huntington Beach, California May 31 , 1967 APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Honorable Mayor JUN j1967 19---_-- and City Council City of Huntington Beach - - - CITY Gi.E�S Attention: Mr. Doyle Miller City Administrator Subject: Orange County Water District B rrier Project Gentlemen: On May 1 , 1967, your Honorable Body adopted a resolution approving the construction and operation by the Orange County Water District of certain facilities within right of way owned by the City. Transmitted herewith, is a letter whereby the District is requesting a non-revocable permit for the non-exclusive use of City owned rights of way -for the :construction and operation of those facilities. It is recommended that the request be approved. Very truly yours , James R. Wheeler Director of Public Works by E. Hartge Deputy Director of Public Works JRW:HEH:JKM:mp trans. /U OFFICERS DIRECTORS MERWIN WAGNER, PRESIDENT PRESTON K. ALLEN. ANAHEIM HENRY T. SEGERSTROM. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT COURTNEY R. CHANDLER. SANTA ANA COURTNEY R. CHANDLER, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT HOWARD M. CORNWELL, FULLERTON HOWARD W. CROOKE. SECRETARY MANAGER H. LOUIS LAKE, GARDEN GROVE LANGDON W. OWEN. DISTRICT ENGINEER CHARLES A. PEARSON, ANAHEIM RUTAN & TUCKER w,,, ROY SEABRIDGE, HUNTINGTON BEACH GENERAL COUNSELY'``�. ,% gt`f.N". `r`` �^- HENRY T. SEGERSTROM. SANTA ANA PILLSBURY. MADISON AND SUTRO ,c ./y ~ spa MERWIN WAGNER. PLACENTIA SPECIAL COUNSEL .•`�//'"' "/�J�. MINOR WARN E. TUSTIN WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER E. T. WATSON. ORANGE SPECIAL COUNSEL CONSULTING ENGINEERS: t TDUPS ENGINEERING, INC. ORANGE COU,NTY TjER DISTRICT BOO AND EDMONSTON , /'p �ya. .J �'� ^'r '"` ' rL�Y• L EED S, HILL AND JEWETT, INc. 1629 WEST $EVENTEEN7H-'STREET`�--TEL-ERNONEt:(,714) 547-6781 DAMES M. MONTGOMERY. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. INC, S'AN: OR`'1A 4� 92.106 May 2, 1967 Mr. James R. Wheeler City Engineer Re: Orange County Coastal City of Huntington Beach Barrier Project P. 0. Box 190 Phase I, Unit 1, Contract 1 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Dear Mr. Wheeler: Pursuant to Resolution adopted on May 1, 1967 by the City Council of Huntington Beach, wherein the council approved the construction and operation by the Orange County Water District of certain facilities within rights-of-way-owned by the city, Orange County .Water District hereby requests a permit for the construction and operation .bf facilities to be used in maintaining a barrier against sea water intrusion. The District requests a non-revocable permit for the non-exclusive use of city-owned rights-of-way for the construction and operation of the facilities listed below. The locations and details of construction of the various facilities are shown on the attached plans. 1 ) Construct approximately 2138 feet of 10-inch diameter pipeline in the street right-of-way on the north side of Adams Avenue from Well P-2 west to the flood control , channel DO-1; 2 ) Construct Well P-2, a 12-inch diameter vault-enclosed well in the parkway on the south side of Adams Avenue 500 feet east of the centerline of Cannery Street; 3) Construct approximately 95 feet of 8-inch diameter pipeline from Well P-2 east and connect to the existing 18-inch diameter storm drain; 4 ) - Construct modifications in the Adams Avenue pump station to permit segregation of waste discharges. You . " very truly, �i L. W. Owen Assistant Manager and LWO:mn District Engineer ,r�', OFFICERS DIRECTORS M ERWIN WAGNER. PRESIDENT PRESTON K. ALLEN. ANAHEIM HENRY T. SEGERSTROM. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT COURTNEY R. CHANDLER. SANTA ANA COURTNEY R. CHANDLER. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT HOWARD M. CORNWELL, FULLERTON I HOWARD W. CROOKE, SECRETARY MANAGER H. LOUIS LAKE, GARDEN GROVE LANGDON W. OWEN, DISTRICT ENGINEER CHARLES A. PEARSON. ANAHEIM RUTAN d TUCKER ,. ROY SEABRIDGE. HUNTINGTON BEACH GENERAL COUNSEL HENRY T. SEGERSTROM, SANTA ANA PILLSBURY, MADISON AND SUTRO MERWIN WAGNER. PLACENTIA SPECIAL COUNSEL MINOR WARNE. TUSTIN WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER E. T. WATSON. ORANGE SPECIAL COUNSEL CONSULTING ENGINEERS:TOUPS ENGINEERING, INC. ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT , BOOKMAN AND EDMONSTON LEEDS. HILL AND JEWETT. INC. 1629 WEST SEVENTEENTH STREET • TELEPHONE (714) 547-6781 ' JAM ES M. MONTGOMERY. CONSULTING; ENGINEERS. INC. ' SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92706 F -i-L- -D January 28 , 1966 ! i By 1 F E B.. ..:......... City Council ,City of Huntington Beach ;P. 0.' Box. 190 Huntington Beach:, California Gentlemen: Enclosed for your information is a certified , copy of the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors .of Orange County Water District in support of the $8501million MWD bond issue which will be voted on in June 1966 . This is a matter of vital importance to assure a continuing adequate water supply for the growth and development of our area, and we urge your full support. Additional copies of the enclosed brochure are available in this office. Very truly yours, HOWARD W. CROOKE Secretary Manager J Encl. INS CITY ®� H�JN G TIN TON BEACH ® ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Huntington Beach, California ��UNTY 6 July 26, 1963 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, California Att s Doyle Miller City Administrator Gentlemen: Transmitted herewith is an agreement between the City and the Orange County Water District which has been reviewed and approved by my office and the City Attorney. Under this agreement we will sell water to the District so that they may operate a test injection well in Talbert Valley. This test well is the first-step in developing a fresh water barrier which will halt the further intrusion of sea water into the Talbert Gap. It would certainly be in our best interests to go on record as being in favor of the barrier project and asking the District to proceed as rapidly as practicable. Your Honorable Body should approve the attached agreement and authorize its execution by the Mayor and Clerk. Ve ruly yours, A4t a s R. Wheels Director of Public Works JRW:cn Att. �.,� 7 OFFICERS DIRECTORS / MERWIN WAGNER, PRESIDENT COURTNEY R. CHANDLER, SANTA ANA HENRY T. SEGERSTROM, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT HOWARD M. CORNWELL. FULLERTON COURTNEY R. CHANDLER, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT JAKE VAN DYKE, CYPRESS HOWARD W. CROOKE, SECRETARY MANAGER H. LOUIS LAKE. GARDEN GROVE JOHN M. TOUPS, DISTRICT ENGINEER W. F. MITCHELL, SANTA ANA PA UL BAILEY, CONSULTING ENGINEER CHARLES A. PEARSON, ANAHEIM A. W. RUTAN, AND ASSOCIATES ,�Cw P` ,. f• -'^.._.,,.f ROY SEAR RIDGE. HUNT INGTON BEACH GENERAL COUNSEL ,Jr' `y�'�1'q�'� -�"N "°"�''�' ^-•� HENRY T. SEGERSTROM, SANTA ANA PILLSBURY MADISON AND SUTRO �L. \�3' MERWIN WAGNER, PLACENTIA , SPECIAL COUNSEL -" TT E. T. WATSON, ORANGE ORANGE pCWjA'T,E°W DISTRICT 1629 WEST SEVENTEENTH STRE T •y-TELEPHONE 547-6781 SANTA—ANA, �ALIFOMIA r,;<rt�May,29; 1963 City Council City of Huntington Beach P. O. .Box 190 Huntington Beach, California Gentlemen: A new petition for the formation of a proposed West Orange County Water District has been filed with the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The petition has been checked for validity of the required number of signatures and has been certified to the Board of Supervisors as valid. The Board of Supervisors has set the day of June 12, 1963 at 11:00 o 'clock a .m. for a hear- ing on the formation petition. In the event the board deter- mines at that time from the evidence taken at the hearing that the proposed district is not in the public interest, it may dis- miss the petition and terminate the proceeding; but if the board finds that the proposed district is in the public interest, it is obligated to call an election for the organization of the district. As you know, the West Orange County Water District is proposed to be formed for the purpose of taking over a large portion of the Dyke Water Company system. The Board of Directors of Orange County Water District, after considering this matter, is of the opinion the formation will not be to the best public interest, and that said petition should be dismissed and no election be called. We enclose a certified copy of Resolution No. 748 of the Orange County Water District which sets forth the position of our board.. It is suggested that you may wish to consider the adoption of a similar resolution for presentation to the Board of Supervisors. Yours very truly, HOWARD W. CROOKE Secretary Manager Enclosure