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Water in Orange County Needs “One Voice” <br /> <br /> <br />2021-2022 Orange County Grand Jury Page 9 <br /> <br />Additional Supply for OCWD <br />The Santa Ana River is the largest coastal stream in Southern California. Flowing west from the <br />San Bernardino Mountains, the river winds through San Bernardino and Riverside Counties <br />before reaching Orange County at Prado Dam, then traveling through the OCWD aquifer to <br />supplement recharge, before terminating at the Pacific Ocean. The river is joined by Santiago <br />Creek and flows to the ocean between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.5F <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Retail Water Districts <br />Retail water organizations are the direct connection of supplying water to residential and <br />commercial consumers. There are 29 retail water providers throughout Orange County. These <br />water providers include cities, special water districts/agencies and one private water company. <br /> <br />6 www.ocwd.com/what-we-do/