Item 355/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Matthew West
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Manager
Date: 9/23/2025
Subject: Approval of out-of-state travel for Council members to participate in a Water Inspection Trip with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC). (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to approve overnight travel for Council members to participate in a Water Inspection Trip of the Hoover Dam and Colorado River Aqueduct with the Municipal Water District of Orange County.
BACKGROUND
Each year, local, county, and state elected officials, community and business leaders, educators, and industry professionals are invited to participate in inspection trips to major water facilities across California. Hosted by the Municipal Water District of Southern California and the Municipal Water District of Orange County, these hands-on tours offer a behind-the- scenes look at the challenges of water supply, water quality, conservation, and more. These inspection trips are engineered to educate community leaders and stakeholders about the planning and procurement of our water supply and the significant issues involved in the delivery and management of this vital resource.
DISCUSSION
The MWDOC Water Inspection Trip to the Hoover Dam and Colorado River Aqueduct will take place from October 2 -4, 2025, and will provide education on California’s extensive water supply system, including water treatment plants, pumping stations, reservoirs, aqueducts, and water reclamation plants.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact as the trip is paid for by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Item 355/2025
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Approve out-of-state travel for Council members to participate in a Water Inspection Trip to the Hoover Dam and Colorado River Aqueduct with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) from October 2-4, 2025.
By: Shawn Park, Assistant to the City Manager