Jon Dumitru for Mayor of Orange 2012

The Orange County Sanitation District operates the third largest wastewater agency west of the Mississippi River. For over 50 years, we have safely collected, treated and disposed of and or reclaimed the wastewater generated by 2.5 million people living and working in central and northwestern Orange County.

Each day we treat approximately 230 million gallons of wastewater enough water to fill Angels stadium nearly three times each day. About 80 percent of the wastewater comes from homes – sinks, toilets, showers, laundry, and dishwashers. The rest comes from businesses – retail stores, restaurants, manufactures, hotels, offices, and other industries.

A professional staff of more than 600 employees manages the day-to-day activities of OCSD. OCSD facilities include 580 miles of sewer pipes that snake throughout the county and two treatment plants – one in Fountain Valley and the other in Huntington Beach – where wastewater is treated in accordance with strict state and federal standards 24 hours-a-day.

Our employees are on duty protecting your health and safety by making sure the sewer system efficiently operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. We are very proud of the job we do and take pride in providing our customers with quality service.

The Airport Land Use Commission, which is governed by the Public Utilities Code Section 21670 has a basic responsibility to assist local agencies in ensuring compatible land uses in the vicinity of all airports/heliports in the County.

Reviews land use proposals near civilian and military airports and other land uses issues which have a potential impact on airport operations.

To protect the public from adverse effects of aircraft noise.

To ensure that people and facilities are not concentrated in areas susceptible to aircraft incidents.

To ensure that no structure or land use activities adversely affect the operational integrity of the airports or their navigable airspace.

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