North Fork Water Company

Quick Facts

  • Created in 1885
  • Managed by East Valley Water District

North Fork Water Company is a mutual water company that secures surface water from the Santa Ana River and other available sources for delivery to its shareholders.

East Valley Water District owns 99.99% of the outstanding shares of the company.

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Water Rights

There is an agreement dated May 23, 1895, between North Fork Water Company and Bear Valley Land and Water Company (now Bear Valley Mutual Water Company) that provides for the delivery of water to North Fork Water Company. The chart below shows deliveries based on that agreement and East Valley Water District’s projected delivery December through May using 1/4 flow of Santa Ana River at the point known as "The Divide."


MonthMiners Inch Day (MID)
Estimated Daily River Flow CFS
NF Share CFS
NF in Miner’s Inches
Miner’s Inches per Share
January
2023
¼ flow of Santa Ana River Flow
16
4199.86
February
2023
¼ flow of Santa Ana River Flow256.253121.2
March 
2023 
¼ flow of Santa Ana River Flow256.253501.4
April 
2023 

¼ flow of Santa Ana River Flow225.53501.4
May 
2023 Estimate
¼ flow of Santa Ana River Flow205.02871.2
June 
2023
50040105002.0
July
2023
60048126002.5
August 
2023
60048126002.5
September 
2023

55044115502.3
October 
2023
4503694501.9
November 
2023
4003284001.6
December
2023 Estimate
¼ flow of Santa Ana River Flow164199.86


Monthly Delivery Obligation

The water deliveries in the period June through November may be reallocated between months, but no more than 600 day inches are to be delivered in any 1 month.

Water deliveries from December through May are subject to change based on the amount of flow available. 


Deliveries

Deliveries may be canceled at the customer’s request. To cancel delivery please contact our offices at (909) 889-9501 and ask to speak with John Drury or Brenda Van Meter. For assistance Friday, weekends or holidays, please call (909) 889-9501 and ask to speak with the on-call pump operator.