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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />Vicente Sarmiento <br />Mayor <br />vsarmiento@santa-ana.org <br />Phil Bacerra <br />Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 4 <br />pbacerra@santa-ana.org <br />Thai Viet Phan <br />Ward 1 <br />tphan@santa-ana.org <br />Nelida Mendoza <br />Ward 2 <br />nmendoza@santa-ana.org <br /> <br />Jessie Lopez <br />Ward 3 <br />jessielopez@santa-ana.org <br />Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />Ward 5 <br />jryanhernandez@santa-ana.org <br /> <br />David Penaloza <br />Ward 6 <br />dpenaloza@santa-ana.org <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MAYOR <br />Vicente Sarmiento <br />MAYOR PRO TEM <br />Phil Bacerra <br />COUNCILMEMBERS <br />Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />Jessie Lopez <br />Nelida Mendoza <br />David Penaloza <br />Thai Viet Phan <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE <br />20 Civic Center Plaza ● P.O. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br />www.santa-ana.org <br /> <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> Kristine Ridge <br /> CITY ATTORNEY <br /> Sonia R. Carvalho <br /> CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />September 20, 2022 Via E-mail and U.S. Mail <br /> <br />The Honorable Judge Erick L. Larsh <br />Presiding Judge of the Superior Court <br />700 Civic Center Drive West <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />Dear Judge Larsh, <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana hereby submits its requested response to the findings and recommendations in <br />the Orange County Grand Jury report, “Water in Orange County Needs ‘One Voice.’” <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana (City) thanks the Orange County Grand Jury for the significant time and effort <br />that was invested to thoroughly understand water supply management in the County, including <br />engagement with the numerous water agencies about the complex water issues we face. We <br />appreciate the Grand Jury’s recommendations of possible solutions for increasing efficiency and we <br />look forward to being part of the solution. <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana is the sole water purveyor for all of its 320,000-plus residents and the <br />businesses it serves. The City is unique in that it is one of the three Orange County founding member <br />agencies of Metropolitan Water District (MWD), a member of Orange County Water District <br />(OCWD), and contracts with Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) for various <br />conservation programs and regional services. Given our level of involvement with all three of these <br />agencies, we are committed to doing what it takes to protect the reliability of our water supply and <br />delivery system for the future. <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />F1 - A singular water authority for Orange County’s wholesale water supply would likely result in <br />further opportunities at the local, state and federal levels in legislation, policy making, and receiving <br />subsidies and grants. <br /> <br />RESPONSE: Differ partially with this finding <br />It is true that a single water authority representing the entire County of Orange would likely have <br />greater influence in local, state, and federal legislative and policy making, which could result in more