Water & Sewer

In a semi-arid region such as The Irvine Ranch, using water wisely is critical.  For the Irvine Company, that has long meant pioneering innovative ways of reusing water at every opportunity possible.  Working closely through the years with Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD), reclaimed water has become ubiquitous throughout The Ranch.
 
A milestone in efforts to conserve and reclaim water arrived in 1967 when IRWD, with support from the Irvine Company, opened the Michelson Water Reclamation Plant.  The water district is fond of saying that “water shouldn’t be used just once.”  Through an ongoing collaboration that focuses on innovations such as an extensive dual-pipe delivery system (one for potable water and one for reclaimed water), the communities on The Irvine Ranch are a national model of wise water use.