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Looking back in Marina history ... In 1958, a local group of dedicated citizens proposed forming a public water system. Two years later, the Marina County Water District was formed by a vote of the 766 registered voters of the then unincorporated city of Marina.
In 1970, Marina voters responded to an increasing number of septic system failures and requests to meet the community's growing sanitation needs by constructing a sewage treatment plant and the pipelines and pumps needed to collect the wastewater and deliver it to the treatment plant.
The District operated the sewage treatment plant until 1993 when an agreement with Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control made it possible for Marina's wastewater to be treated at the regional treatment plant. The District continues to operate and maintain Marina's sewer pipeline collection system.
With the closure of the Fort Ord military base in 1997, the Army contracted with the District to operate its water and wastewater systems and, in 2001, officially transferred the systems to the District. The old Army water and wastewater systems needed and continue to need extensive and costly upgrades and repairs. Since combining services and resources, the District has steadily improved quality while decreasing operating costs.
See our water origin timeline below:
- 1960 - Created by registered voters in then unincorporated Marina.
- 1970 - Built first sewage treatment plant.
- 1983 to 1989 - Drilled three deep wells in the 900-foot aquifer. These wells provide Marina with its current source of water.
- 1997 - Began operating a desalination plant (later shut down due to high electricity costs).
- 1997-2001 - US Army first contracts with, then transfers Fort Ord water and wastewater systems to MCWD.
The District is currently governed by a five-member Board of Directors who are elected by the voters to serve four-year terms.
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