The Rancho California Water District board approved the RCWD budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26.The 6-0 board vote on June 12, with Brian Brady absent for medical reasons, approved a budget with operating expenses of $98,820,998. The budget anticipates 49,922 acre-feet of customer purchases.“Rancho Water has a good outlook,” said RCWD board vice-president J.D. Harkey.The Rancho California Water District comprises 50,877 acres and has more than 44,000 potable water connections with another 230 recycled water connections. Wastewater services are provided to approximately 8,300 equivalent dwelling units.Approximately 65 percent of the RCWD water portfolio is provided by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD); the Colorado River Aqueduct transports water f
