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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Orange public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Water system and street infrastructure contracts
A batch of consent items would advance water reliability and street safety: Well 29 equipping, an emergency generator at Reservoir 4, on-call emergency pipeline repairs, a traffic signal at Walnut Avenue and Orange Street, and water facility surveillance cameras.
Water plans and non-functional turf irrigation ban
The council adopted the city's updated water management and shortage plans and started the process of banning drinking water for watering ornamental turf — part of long-term drought resilience.
Sewer connections and groundwater protection
A councilmember made his annual pitch: about 200 homes still on septic tanks need sewer lines to protect the groundwater that supplies most of the city's drinking water. The incoming Orange County Sanitation District board chair sits on this council.