OAWD is a unit of the Central Valley Project. The District was formed in 1954. The District started water deliveries in 1977. By 1983 the District was completed and delivering water throughout its borders. The District serves about 29,000 acres using 110 miles of pipeline and over 300 metered deliveries in the Orland and Artois area in the Sacramento Valley. OAWD receives water from 5 diversions off of the Tehama Colusa Canal. The TC Canal diverts water from the Sacramento River in Red Bluff and ends in Dunnigan, about 120 miles south. The District has a contract with the Bureau of Reclamation for 53,000 acre-feet of water annually. This amount can be reduced in drought years. The District water is for agricultural irrigation purposes only.
Orland-Artois Water District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Orland-Artois Water District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Orland-Artois Water District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Orland-Artois Water District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
