As the District plans ahead to secure our water future, we are continuously upgrading our aging water infrastructure.

Through a vote of Ojai’s Golden State Water customers in 2013 and subsequent negotiations with the Golden State Water Company, the District acquired Golden State’s Ojai Water System in June 2017.

After the acquisition, Casitas took over management of the Ojai Water System, where aging infrastructure produced leaks and water main breaks at a rate more than three times that of Casitas’ existing system, requiring immediate action to avoid any disruption in water service.

These infrastructure improvement projects were funded through a voter-approved tax on properties within the Ojai Water System, and the District is proud that we are still able to provide our customers with affordable, high-quality water while maintaining significantly lower water rates. By addressing aging infrastructure in need of rehabilitation and replacement, customers benefit from increased reliability in their water delivery services. These improvement efforts were coordinated with the City of Ojai Public Works Department to ensure that they work in concert with the City's street paving projects .

Casitas has now completed main replacement projects on:

• Foothill Road 
• Sunset Place
• Ventura Street
• Emily and Cañada Streets
• Grand Avenue
• Eucalyptus Street and Mallory Way
• Cuyama Road and El Paseo Road
• Topa Topa Drive, San Antonio Street, Crestview Drive and Oak Creek Lane
• Lion Street
• West and East Ojai Avenue