Guide to the Santa Margarita Water District Records
Processed by Cyndi Shein; machine-readable finding aid created by Cyndi Shein
Special Collections and Archives
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92623-9557
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Santa Margarita Water District records
Date: 1970-1982,
Date (bulk): bulk 1978-1981
Collection Number: MS-R083
Creator:
Santa Margarita Water District (Calif.)
Extent:
5 linear feet
(5 boxes)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: Established in 1964, the Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD), serves Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza,
Las Flores, Ladera Ranch, Talega, and Rancho Mission Viejo in Orange County, California. The collection documents SMWD's
research and services. It contains analyses and reports on wastewater disposal, water reclamation, water importation, facility
regulations, and environmental impacts related to SMWD projects. It also includes correspondence, proposals, agreements,
and minutes of board of directors' meetings.
Important Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Santa Margarita Water District records. MS-R083. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Transferred to Special Collections and Archives from UCI Libraries Government Information Center in 2001.
Custodial History
Evidence within the collection indicates these materials were received and collected by Robert Monroe, a board director of
the SMWD.
Processing History
Processed by Cyndi Shein, 2007.
Historical Background
Biography
The Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD), Orange County's second largest water district, is located in southern Orange County,
California. It was formed in 1964, prior to the construction of the first residential neighborhood in the area, when the
region was dominated by the 52,000-acre Rancho Mission Viejo. As of 2007, it serves the communities of Mission Viejo, Rancho
Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, Las Flores, Ladera Ranch, Talega, and the remaining 23,000-acres of Rancho Mission Viejo.
The SMWD is governed by a five-member board of directors that is elected by residents within the district's boundaries.
Biography/Organization History
Chronology
| 1964 |
SMWD established by a group of local landowners to supply water to their ranches. |
| 1965 |
First SMWD Board of Directors meeting held. |
| 1970 |
Began strategic planning to supply water to future communities scheduled to be built within the district. |
| 1974 |
Established more than 800 connections, including to the newly constructed communities of Mission Viejo and Coto de Caza. |
| 1981 |
Constructed the O'Neill Reservoir, the district's largest water storage facility. |
| 1985 |
Began construction on Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant to provide sewage treatment for the neighborhoods of Coto de Caza,
Rancho Santa Margarita, and part of the Trabuco Canyon Water District.
|
| 1990 |
Spearheaded construction of the South County Pipeline from Lake Forest to San Clemente. |
| 1993 |
Completed South County Pipeline, the district's primary source of water. |
| 2001 |
Expanded Chiquita Water Reclamation Plant. |
| 2005 |
Began construction on two subterranean reservoirs intended to serve Ladera Ranch. |
Bibliography
Santa Margarita Water District. "40 Years of Service and Excellence." http://www.smwd.com/ (accessed September 13, 2007).
Rancho Mission Viejo. "A Legacy of Ranching." Rancho Mission Viejo. http://www.ranchomissionviejo.com/history/history.php#1960
(accessed September 21, 2007).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection comprises materials documenting Santa Margarita Water District's (SMWD) research and activities in the development
and delivery of the its water service. It includes meeting booklets documenting monthly SMWD Board of Directors' meetings,
including agendas, minutes, and reports from the treasurer, general manager, engineers, and legal counsel. The collection
also includes analyses and reports on wastewater disposal, water reclamation, water importation, facility regulations, and
environmental impacts related to SMWD projects. It also includes some related correspondence, proposals, and agreements.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series.
- Series 1. Board of directors meeting materials, 1978-1982. 2.8 linear feet
- Series 2. Project proposals, plans, and reports, 1970-1981. 2 linear feet
- Series 3. Agreements and correspondence, 1977-1981. 0.2 linear feet
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Santa Margarita Water District (Calif.). -- Archives.
Water districts -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Water supply -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Sewage disposal -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Orange County (Calif.) -- Archives.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Environmental impact statements -- California -- Orange County --20th century.
Collection Contents
Series 1.
Board of directors meeting materials
1978-1982
Physical Description:
2.8 linear feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains booklets that were distributed to SMWD board members documenting SMWD board meetings and include agendas,
minutes, reports from the treasurer, general manager, engineers, and legal counsel. Some booklets are accompanied by supplemental
materials related to the meeting, including maps, correspondence, and reports related to the items discussed at that meeting.
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically by meeting date.
Processing note
Booklets have been unbound for preservation purposes.
Box : Folder 1 : 1-33
Minutes, reports, and other materials
1978-1979
Box : Folder 2 : 1-36
Minutes, reports, and other materials
1979-1980
Box : Folder 3 : 1-24
Minutes, reports, and other materials
1980-1982
Series 2.
Project proposals, plans, and reports
1970-1981, bulk dates 1978-1981
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series primarily contains project proposals, plans, and reports prepared for the improvement of water service and wastewater
management within the SMWD. It also includes information on projects that impacted the SMWD.
The Santa Margarita Water District is divided into eight Improvement Districts. The geographic locations associated with
projects and proposals in the collection are identified by Improvement District number, and abbreviated, "ID no." Many of
the communities now served by the SMWD had not been built at the time of these records, but were part of the expansive Rancho
Mission Viejo. The ID numbers on the materials in this collection roughly correspond with the following regions as they existed
in the mid-1970s to early 1980s:
- Improvement District 1 : Mission Viejo
- Improvement District 2 : Coto de Caza
- Improvement District 3 : Northern Rancho Mission Viejo
- Improvement District 4 : Northwestern Rancho Mission Viejo
- Improvement District 5 : Southern Rancho Mission Viejo
- Improvement District 6 : Central Rancho Mission Viejo
- Improvement District 7 : Southwestern Rancho Mission Viejo
Improvement District 8, located at the northern tip of the SMWD, is not defined in these materials.
Arrangement
Projects that affected several regions are listed first, followed by materials pertaining to specific regions.
Box : Folder 3 : 25-27
Alicia Parkway water transmission main extension : proposal and report
1978-1981
Box : Folder 3 : 28-31
Aliso Water Management Agency:
Regional Wastewater Treatment System, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
1975
Box : Folder 3 : 32
Diemer Intertie - Santiago Aqueduct System, SMWD connections to
1978
Box : Folder 3 : 33-34
Diemer Project: construction reports
1979-1980
Box : Folder 4 : 1
Galivan Wastewater Reclamation Plant: design report
1978
Box : Folder 4 : 2
Improvement Districts 1A-WS, 3, 4 and 5: proposed plan of works
undated
Box : Folder 4 : 3
Nondomestic water facilities: proposed regulations
1979
Box : Folder 4 : 4
Reallocations of water and sewer bond issues: proposal
1979
Box : Folder 4 : 5
Reclaimed water system: standard specifications
1978
Box : Folder 4 : 6
Santiago Aqueduct Commission Board of Commissioners agenda
1981
Box : Folder 4 : 7
Alternatives to Upper Oso Reservoir for reclaimed water storage: report
1978
Box : Folder 4 : 8
Seasonal domestic water storage: feasibility study
undated
Box : Folder 4 : 9-11
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
South East Regional Reclamation Authority (SERRA) Ocean Outfall, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
undated
Box : Folder 4 : 12
Water conservation and reuse: program overview
1977
Box : Folder 4 : 13
Water importation: preliminary master plan
1977
Box : Folder 4 : 14
Water Quality Task Group report of the groundwater subgroup
1977
Box : Folder 4 : 15-20
Water reclamation facilities: planning study and reports
1980-1981
Box : Folder 4 : 21
Zone D Pumping Station: design report
1981
Coto de Caza (Improvement District 2)
Box : Folder 4 : 22-23
North Entry Reservoir: draft environmental impact report
1978
Box : Folder 4 : 24
Portola Reservoir: report
undated
Box : Folder 4 : 25
Sewage treatment alternatives: report
undated
Box : Folder 4 : 26
Wastewater collection and disposal facilities: revised plan of works
1979
Box : Folder 4 : 27-28
Wastewater reclamation project: reports on waste discharge
1980-1981
Box : Folder 4 : 29
Water reclamation plant: design report
1979
Box : Folder 4 : 30
Water supply and transmission systems: analysis
1981
Box : Folder 4 : 31
Water supply and wastewater disposal: preliminary study
1977
Box : Folder 4 : 32
Water system facilities: revised plan of works
1978
Box : Folder 4 : 33
Zone IV reservoir and Zone V booster pump station: proposal
1981
Mission Viejo (Improvement District 1)
Box : Folder 4 : 35
La Paz Booster Pump Station: report
1981
Box : Folder 4 : 36-39
Lakeside Pump Station: plans and studies
1979-1981
Box : Folder 5 : 1
Nondomestic water: conversion analyses
1981
Box : Folder 5 : 2-4
Oso Creek Water Reclamation Plant: studies and proposals on expansion and start-up
1980-1981
Box : Folder 5 : 5
Oso Viejo Lake construction: proposal and study
1970
Box : Folder 5 : 6-7
Oversized capacity ownership: report
1981
Box : Folder 5 : 8-16
Plan of works and revisions
1977-1980
Box : Folder 5 : 17-18
Reclaimed water transmission system: analysis
1978
Box : Folder 5 : 19-21
Water and sewer bond projects and reallocations: proposals
1978-1981
Box : Folder 5 : 22
Water, sewer, and reclaimed water facilities: preliminary designs
1979
Rancho Mission Viejo (Improvement Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Box : Folder 5 : 23
Alternative water supply systems for the TRW Capistrano Test Site
1980
Box : Folder 5 : 29
Water supply and wastewater disposal for the proposed and future Rancho Mission Viejo development areas: report
undated
Series 3.
Agreements and correspondence
1977-1981
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains a multi-district agreement regarding the Diemer Filtration Plant/ Santiago Aqueduct Intertie in Orange
County, SMWD acquisition agreements, an amendment to the SMWD Trabuco Well agreement, and SMWD reimbursement agreements, including
a sample reimbursement agreement that provides guidelines for future agreements. It also includes some correspondence.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Box : Folder 5 : 30
Acquisition agreements
1977
Box : Folder 5 : 31-32
Agreement for construction, operation and maintenance of Diemer Filtration Plant/Santiago Aqueduct Intertie
1977?
Box : Folder 5 : 33
Reimbursement agreements
1980-1981
Box : Folder 5 : 34
Trabuco Well agreement amendment
1980
