Orange County Water District Groundwater Protection and Replenishment Activities records

Finding aid prepared by Shonn Haren, Library Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Descriptive Summary

Title: Orange County Water District Groundwater Protection and Replenishment Activities records
Date (inclusive): 1952-1967
Collection Number: WRCA 107
Creator: Orange County Water District (Calif.)
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of 22 folders of reports, data, correspondence, agreements, resolutions and maps detailing the Orange County, (Calif.) Water District's efforts at Groundwater Protection and Replenishment during the period 1952-1967.
Languages: The collection is in English.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Orange County Water District Groundwater Protection and Replenishment Activities records (WRCA 107). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Processing History

Processed by Shonn Haren, Library Assistant, 2013.

Collection Number

Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 80/16. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 22 folders of reports, data, correspondence, agreements, resolutions and maps detailing the Orange County, (Calif.) Water District's efforts at Groundwater Protection and Replenishment during the period 1952-1967.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged topically.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Artificial groundwater recharge
Groundwater -- Quality
Orange County Water District (Calif.)
Saline water barriers
Saltwater encroachment

Genres and Forms of Materials

Correspondence
Legal documents
Maps
Reports


Box 1, Folder 1

Activities of the Orange County Water District

Box 1, Folder 2

Report by C. R. Browning, Consulting Civil Engineer Tustin, California Contribution of the Flow of the Santa Ana River to Coastal Basin Replenishment or Beneficial Use in Acre Feet August 18, 1952

Box 1, Folder 3

Letter to Orange County Water District Board of Directors from Howard W. Crooke, Secretary Manager January 23, 1958

Box 1, Folder 4

Total Water Used in Area Supplied with Ground Water From OCWD Basin July 15, 1958

Box 1, Folder 5

Excerpts from Summary Statement by State Department of Water Resources Economic Demand for Surplus Northern California Water in Southern California Area. Presented Before the California Water Commission, Los Angeles, California December 5, 1958

Box 1, Folder 6

A Working Solution to Groundwater Management by Howard W. Crooke, Secretary Manager, Orange County Water District. Presented to the Irrigation Districts Association Convention, Santa Barbara, California December 10, 1958

Box 1, Folder 7

Memorandum from John Toups, District Engineer, to Howard W. Crooke, Secretary Manager, Re: Accumulated Overdraft on District Basin January 15, 1959

Box 1, Folder 8

Tables of Water Usage March, 1959

Physical Description: 13 tables
Box 1, Folder 9

Memorandum from John M. Toups, District Engineer to Howard W. Crooke, Secretary Manager Re: Water Supply Conditions for Orange County During the 1960's April 10, 1959

Box 1, Folder 10

Groundwater Basin Management and Artificial Recharge in Orange County, California by Howard W. Crooke, Secretary Manager and John M. Toups, District Engineer Orange County Water District, Santa Ana, California June 28, 1961

Scope and Contents

A paper presented June 28, 1961 at the Biennial Conference on Ground Water Recharge, University of California, Berkeley
Box 1, Folder 11

Letter to Howard W. Crooke from M. E. Salisbury, Chief Engineer, Los Angeles County Flood Control District Re: Alamitos Barrier Project April 15, 1963

Box 1, Folder 12

Speech given by Howard W. Crooke during the tour of Orange County Water District Water Spreading Facilities by members of the California Senate Fact Finding Committee on Water Resources September 5, 1963

Box 1, Folder 13

Agreement for Cooperative Implementation of Alamitos Barrier Project July 7, 1964

Box 1, Folder 14

Summary of total crops, acreages, and irrigation requirements for Orange County California November 9, 1964

Box 1, Folder 15

Report on Ground Water Supplies and Sea Water Intrusion in the Area of Orange County Water District February 1, 1965

Box 1, Folder 16

Water Supply Conditions in Orange County Water District January 9, 1967

Box 1, Folder 17

Sources of Water Supply, Various municipal water districts September 12, 1967

Physical Description: 17 tables
Box 1, Folder 18

Statement on Behalf of the Orange County Water District Before the Assembly Committee on Water December 13, 1967

Scope and Contents

Presentation by Howard W. Crooke, Secretary Manager of the OCWD, at the Hearing before the California State Assembly Committee on Water in Los Angeles, December 12-13, 1967.
Box 1, Folder 19

Memorandum from Thelma Willoughby to Howard W. Crooke Re: Ground water production fiscal year 1966-67 (periods 25 and 26) January 26, 1968

Box 1, Folder 20

OCWD Maps 1958-1964

Physical Description: 2 maps
Box 1, Folder 21

Resolutions of the Orange County Board of Supervisors affecting the Orange County Water District 1961

Box 1, Folder 22

Orange County Water District Statements of Cash Receipts and Disbursements 1961-1967

Physical Description: 1 folder