Oxnard--The Public Works and Transportation Committee reviewed its water policy on Tuesday, January 24, and received a related litigation update.
DEPUTY City Manager Shiri Klima said the committee requested reports about water, recycled water, and wastewater. Committee members wanted a Water Division tour as well as an update about the City water resources and a drought update.
“They wanted information on the cost of water, the water Urban Management Plan, and recycled water,” she said. “It’s relevant to understanding the future of Oxnard’s longterm water supply.”
She said the City serves potable water to more than 43,000 service connections, and approximately 85 percent are single and multi-family residential connections.
“Approximately a third of the City’s water supply is imported water and purchased from the State Water Project and sold through the Metropolitan Water District, called the Met,” she said. “It comes to Oxnard through the Calleguas Municipal Water District.”
The City’s groundwater wells produce another third of the City’s water supply, and the final third is groundwater pumped by the United Water Conservation District for the City.
“In any given year, this ratio may be a little bit different,” Klima said. “We may in a certain year take more…
