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Water in Orange County Needs "One Voice" History, Governance and Authorizing Legislation MET In 1928, the Metropolitan Water District Act was established by the California Legislature. The original purpose was to construct and operate the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, which runs from an intake at Lake Havasu on the California -Arizona border to an endpoint at Lake Mathews reservoir in Riverside County. MET has a 38-member board of directors representing the district's 26 agencies. Orange County is represented on the MET Board by seven Board members. MET has imported water from the Colorado River since 1941 and from Northern California since the early 1970s.9 MWDOC MWDOC is a wholesale water supplier and resource planning agency that was established in 1951. Governed by a seven -member Board of Directors,10 MWDOC is MET's third largest member agency and appoints four representatives to advocate the interests of Orange County on the Metropolitan Water District Board." OCWD The Orange County Water District was formed in 1933 by a special act of the California Legislature to protect Orange County's rights to water in the Santa Ana River. OCWD is governed by a 10-member Board of Directors, seven of whom are elected, and three are appointed by the city councils of Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa Ana.12 Retail Water Districts Each retail water district was established throughout Orange County's history and provides water directly to consumers. They are each governed by an elected board of directors, respective city councils, or private investors. Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) As part of California's water governance, LAFCO oversees geographic boundaries, evaluates cost-effective and efficient public service delivery, and explores potential alternatives to meet the service demands of the existing and future County population. Orange County LAFCO was founded in 1963 and strives to ensure the delivery of effective and efficient public services, including water, by local governments to the County's residents.13 Orange County water 9 www.mwdoc.com/about-mwdoc; www.mwdh2o.com/who-we-are/our-story/ 10 www.mwdoc/about-us/about-mwdoc 11 www.mwdoc.com com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/So-Cal-Water-Wholesale-Retailers.pdf 12 www.ocwd.com/about/ 13 www.oclafco.org/about-us/agency/ 2021-2022 Orange County Grand Jury Page 11 City Council 8 — 13 9/20/2022