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(b). Several recent, substantial water supply awareness efforts are underway (e.g. the O.C. Water Summit) that show promise but appear targeted to audiences that are already informed. Agree. The City of Santa Ana, though not a member agency of MWDOC, does contract directly with MWDOC for conservation and school education program support. In addition, the City provides educational programs for its citizens to raise awareness regarding water conservation. As an original member agency of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), the City of Santa Ana directly supports the ongoing public information programs provided by MWD. Each year, dozens of Santa Ana business leaders, elected representatives, teachers and residents attend a tour of the Colorado River aqueduct facilities as guests of MWD. During this three -day event, attendees are given an in -depth look at California's water supply challenges. These residents then are able to take this information back to the community and educate others. • F -3, LAFCo is the agency charged with facilitating constructive changes in governmental structure to promote efficient delivery of services. To this end, LAFCo is conducting a governance study of MWDOC which is the designated representative for nearly all the Orange County retail water agencies, acting on their behalf with their surface water supplier Metropolitan. (a). There are a number of points of governance disagreement between MWDOC and several of its member agencies. This is creating an impediment to the On -going effectiveness of these agencies in critical areas of Orange County's water supply management. (b). The current disagreement is a distraction from the greater good of the agencies working toward Orange County's water future. (c). The stakeholders in LAFCo's study failed to meet their March 11, 2009 deadline for LAFCo's public hearing on this matter. Continued delays are unacceptable. The City of Santa Ana is not a MWDOC member agency. • F -4, Orange County is uniquely fortunate to have a vast, high quality, well managed groundwater basin serving its north geographical area. However, in its south reaches, it has an equally large, high - growth area with virtually no available groundwater resources. Agree. 19E -5