From: Nguyen, Alexander <alexander.nguyen@oxnard.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Subject: basin adjudication public noticing mailer
To: Bert Perello <bert.perello@oxnard.org>

 

5/16/2023

Property owners in Oxnard and the neighboring communities are receiving in the mail the Notice of Commencement of Groundwater Basin Adjudication. If you are getting inquiries, please pass along the following:

1.    The lawsuit determines water rights in the region.

2.    The City is a party to that lawsuit, but the City did not initiate it. The City is not suing you.

3.    There is a state statute requiring the notice be mailed to every property owner located in the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Groundwater Basin Area. That means every property owner in the City of Oxnard should receive notice. You have the legal right to participate in the lawsuit if you so wish.

4.    For property owners who do not independently extract water from the ground, through a well, their water provider may be participating in the lawsuit on their behalf. 

5.    The City of Oxnard is participating in the lawsuit on behalf of the City's water utility and users collectively. The City cannot represent individuals in this lawsuit or provide legal advice. 

6.    For more information please call 844-798-0745 or go to the website: https://opvcoalition.org/

7.     Click on the FAQs link for more information about the lawsuit. The website provides more information than the phone recorded message.

Sincerely,

 

Alex

 

Alexander Nguyen

City Manager