Irvine Ranch Water District
Posted by: Duke | 09/16/2008 3:10 PM
Main Offices: 15600 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618-3102
Phone: 949-453-5300
Fax: 949-453-1228
District Website: http://www.irwd.com/
District Founded: 1961
Legal Formation: California Water District Law
Registered Voters: 161,380
Types of Service: Retail Water and Sewer
Areas of Service: City of Irvine and portions of the cities of Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin, and unincorporated Orange County.
Directors:
Mary Aileen Matheis - Appointed 1988, Term Expires 2008
Darryl Miller - Appointed 1984, Term Expires 2008
John Withers - Appointed 1990, Term Expires 2008
Douglas Reinhart - Appointed 2004, Term Expires 2010
Peer Swan - Elected 1979, Term Expires 2010
Director Information: http://www.irwd.com/AboutIRWD/board.php
General Manager: Paul D. Jones II
General Counsel: Joan Arneson - Bowie, Arneson, Wiles & Giannone
Agendas: Not posted
Agenda Packets: Not Posted
Minutes Posted: http://www.irwd.com/AboutIRWD/board_minutes.php
Sources of Water:
Imported: 36% Wells: 40% Surface Runoff: 9% Recycled: 15%
Source of Funds: $108,400,000
Collected from Ratepayers 26%
Other Operating Revenue 16%
Investment Income 36%
Property Taxes 14%
Other 8%
Use of Funds: $108,400,000
Source of Supply 17%
Pumping 00%
Treatment 00%
Transmission & Distribution 13%
Customer Accounts 2%
Administrative 9%
Principal & Interest 31%
Capital Improvements (non-debt) 00%
Other 14%
Transfers to Capital Replacement Fund 14%
Net Source and Use of Funds: $0
Election 2008
For the November 2008 election, three seats are up for re-election:
3 seats, expiring 2012 - Matheis, Miller, Withers
There are 4 candidates for the 3 seats:
Mary Aileen Matheis - http://www.ocvote.com/election/gen2008/6166-3.pdf
Darryl Miller - http://www.ocvote.com/election/gen2008/6166-1.pdf
John Withers - http://www.ocvote.com/election/gen2008/6166-2.pdf
Boyd L. Schultz - No Candidate Statement Filed
Mr. Ayer registered as a Republican to be electable in an interim election with no incumbents. He did...
That 31% for principal and interest is really interesting - any explanations forthcoming? They don't pay anything to pump (electricity) or treat (chemicals) their water? Can you (or they) elucidate what is in the "Other" expenase category?
Also, I don't see any figure for overhead, always the big sinkhole of government agencies.
BTW Duke, thank you for trying to shed some light on some of the most hidden of all local govs. And, notice the average length of tenure for that board?!