Shareholders Discussing Crestview Mutual Water Co.
Crestview has no written plan to guide which projects should be approved and in which order and how to pay for them. However, here is Crestview Watch’s understanding of an unofficial and unwritten strategic plan inferred from recent Board decisions and discussions in meetings. Crestview faces a situation in which Continue reading Crestview’s unofficial strategic plan laid out
Crestview and Calleguas Municipal Water District have been working since early 2025 on a plan to make our system more redundant against power outages, avoid a costly refurbishment of the Treatment Plant, and facilitate exchanges with adjacent water suppliers. As during the Mountain Fire, our most immediately-available backup water supply Continue reading Crestview planning for more water supply redundancy backed by Calleguas.
Only 849 shares were represented at the July 29 annual meeting of Shareholders at Spanish Hills Club. This was more than 400 shares short of the 1,249.4 shares needed for a quorum. According to the Bylaws, Shareholders present could have voted to continue the meeting a month or so to Continue reading No quorum at the annual shareholders’ meeting; highlights below.
We 625 shareholders own valuable rights to the groundwater under our feet. Without those rights—and Crestview doing the pumping—we would have to buy all our water from northern California. We would have severe shortages and sky-high rates—and Crestview would be absorbed by Camarillo or Cal-American. The only reason Crestview exists Continue reading The world has changed. Crestview should develop a new strategic plan before evaluating or funding any capital project.
On April 26 the Metropolitan Water District may limit landscape watering to once per week. That would cut Crestview consumption 57%, and our rates would go up. A recent letter from Crestview announced the draconian MWD rules would not apply to us if we reduce our consumption by just 20% Continue reading Mandatory conservation measures threatened by suppliers of imported water provide more justification for not selling the company, for getting out of the Well #8 contract, and for a new backup well.