
Major General R. Mark Toy, P.E., USACE, Ret., Named New General Manager Of Yorba Linda Water District
Retired Two-Star U.S. Army General with expertise in civil environmental engineering takes helm at the end of August.

Retired Two-Star U.S. Army General with expertise in civil environmental engineering takes helm at the end of August.

The American Water Works Association featured a story on YLWD helicopter Hydrants.

On Sunday, July 3, 2022, a Yorba Linda Water District’s helicopter hydrant was activated and used by CAL FIRE, and Los Angeles County Fire Department to contain a wildland fire in Chino Hills State Park.

Starting June 16, we ASK customers VOLUNTARILY to reduce water use by 20%.
YLWD does not have specific restrictions on your water use. You can decide the best way to conserve.

In response to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order, the State Water Board has adopted an emergency regulation for urban water conservation. The regulation requires YLWD to enter Level 2 of the WSCP and prohibits commercial customers from watering nonfunctioning grass.

OCWD has successfully defended its management of the Orange County Groundwater Basin with favorable court rulings on 15 of 16 claims asserted by IRWD in a three-phase, multi-year lawsuit brought against OCWD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors will NOT be holding a public hearing on May 10, 2022, as previously noted in the Yorba Linda Star on May 5, 2022. The Item will be re-noticed for a future meeting date.

Metropolitan’s board declared a Water Shortage Emergency for the State Water Project dependent areas. This does not apply to YLWD because we use groundwater and water imported from the Colorado River.

OCWD and the YLWD won Outstanding Water Project and Project of the Year.

Amid California’s ongoing drought, state lawmakers moved forward with a bill that will mandate indoor residential water conservation, despite pushback from water districts.