Orange County’s water importer backs off proposals after widespread opposition

Facing objections from water districts throughout Orange County, the agency that sells imported water to those districts has backed off — at least temporarily — on two proposals that critics said overstepped its mission and the appropriate bounds of its authority.
The Municipal Water District of Orange County, the county’s wholesaler for water from the northern California and Colorado River, considered items at its board meeting Wednesday, April 15, that addressed the scope of