Item 64/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: William E. Murray
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Public Works
Date: 3/11/2025
Subject: Approval of the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 West Orange County Water Board Cost Sharing Budget. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To receive City Council approval of the West Orange County Water Board Fiscal Year 2025-26 proposed cost sharing budget for operational expenses and transmission main life extension project cost.
BACKGROUND
The West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) is a joint powers authority created in 1967 by the cities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, and Westminster for the purpose of maintenance and operation of shared water transmission lines for imported water.
Of those shared water transmission lines, the OC-9 and OC-35 transmission lines require life extension, as each pipeline is 66 years and 58 years old respectively. The average lifespan of a cement lined and coated steel pipeline ranges between 70 -80 years. The WOCWB has voted to redirect cathodic protection funds from construction to instead perform a condition assessment of both transmission mains.
DISCUSSION
The joint powers agreement requires that the WOCWB prepare a proposed annual budget and that each of the contracting public agencies approve the budget before its adoption. The total WOCWB budget for fiscal year 2025 -26 is $1,683,800 for operational expenses and capital costs. A table showing the annual breakdown by agency is included as an attachment.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City of Garden Grove Water Services Division share is set at 4.2 percent of the total operational expenses and transmission main life extension project cost and amount for an annual total of $49,720. There is no impact to the General Fund. This will be funded by the Water Enterprise Fund.
Item 64/2025
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Approve the West Orange County Water Board Fiscal Year 2025/26 proposed cost sharing budget for operational expenses and transmission main life extension project cost.
By: Samuel Kim, P.E.,
Deputy Public Works Director/
Water Services Manager
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. FY 25-26 Budget