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Laguna Beach mayor says water district will shift toward local supply after 100 years
Summary
Mayor Alex Runagi described projects to reduce Laguna Beach's reliance on imported water, including a Fountain Valley well expected to supply two-thirds of the district and a proposed desalination partnership at Doheny.
Mayor Alex Runagi said Laguna Beach's water district, marking its 100th anniversary, is pursuing projects to increase local water reliability and reduce dependence on imported water.
Runagi said the Laguna Beach County Water District, formed in 1925, secured access to a groundwater basin early in its history and that the district is now leveraging those rights to develop local sources. "We purchased land in Fountain Valley, and we're almost through the entitlement process that allow[s] us to build a well that will provide two thirds of the water for the Laguna Beach…
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