Press Releases

COSTA MESA, Calif.; December 19, 2019 — It is with great sadness that Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) announces the passing of former Board members R. Michael Healey and Gertrude “Trudy” Ohlig-Hall. Healey died on November 29 at the age of 89. Ohlig-Hall died on November 27 at the age of 85.

COSTA MESA, Calif.; November 13, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) is pleased to sponsor Vanguard University’s 23rd Annual Christmas Fantasia at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. Proceeds from the event benefit Vanguard’s music students, scholarships, and educational resources. Both the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Vanguard University are Mesa Water customers.

COSTA MESA, Calif.; October 9, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) is pleased to participate in two upcoming local events -- the Environmental Nature Center’s  Fall Faire, and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Fall for All -- to increase water awareness in the community and provide education about the value of water. 

COSTA MESA, Calif.; September 26, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) was recognized as the 2019 Rose Award winner in the Orange County Taxpayers Association’s (OCTax) 9th Annual Roses, Radishes and the Royalty Award, for Mesa Water’s Business Improvement Process Implementation (BiPi), which has resulted in an estimated $6.3 million in cost savings for the District over ten years. The awards recognize the best of individual, business, and public agency taxpayer policy practices.

Mesa Water Booth to Offer Water-Wise Tips, Prizes, and Family Fun

COSTA MESA, Calif.; September 18, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) is a sponsor of the 2019 Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry, Carnival & Auction. This year’s Fish Fry will mark the 72nd year and continues to be one of the longest-standing traditions in Orange County. Funds raised from the Fish Fry help support local schools, clubs, and community organizations. 

COSTA MESA, Calif.; September 10, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) has launched a new, user-friendly online bill pay service through Invoice Cloud, an e-billing, payment and software systems company, offering Mesa Water customers greater flexibility to view and pay their water bills.

COSTA MESA, Calif.; July 31, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) is pleased to announce that Director James R. (“Jim”) Fisler was elected to the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (OC LAFCO) as a Special District voting member. In this vital role, he will represent the mutual interests of Orange County’s water, wastewater, sanitary, cemetery, library, vector control, recreation and parks, and other special districts that provide services to their communities. Director Fisler previously served as OC LAFCO’s Special District Alternate Commissioner, having been elected by the Independent Special District Selection Committee in 2011, and re-elected in 2014 and 2018.

COSTA MESA, Calif.; July 30, 2019 — Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®) is pleased to announce that Tracy E. Manning, MPA, Water Operations Manager at Mesa Water, has been elected to the Southwest Membrane Operator Association’s (SWMOA) Board of Directors. Manning is one of four Division 1 board members and will serve from 2019 to 2022. Division 1 consists of SWMOA members who are water suppliers/operators.