A Brief History of Del Oro Water Company

Del Oro Water Company was established in 1963 to meet the water needs of the Paradise Pines area in Magalia, California. Since then, we have grown throughout California. We currently provide service to four districts in Butte County; the Paradise Pines district, serving 11,790 customers; the Lime Saddle district near Lake Oroville, serving 897 customers; the Magalia district, serving 680 customers; and the Stirling Bluffs district, serving 405 customers in Stirling City.

We also serve 1,898 customers in the Ferndale district in Humboldt County; 760 customers in the Johnson Park district in Burney (Shasta County); and 225 customers in the Country Estates district in Bakersfield (Kern County).

In addition, Del Oro Water Company serves 485 customers in the Pine Flat district; 233 customers in the Pine Mountain district; and 910 customers in the River Island district, all of which are in Tulare County.

We also serve two districts in the Colusa County area: the Walnut Ranch district, with 193 customers, and the Arbuckle district, with 135 customers.

Near Sonora is Strawberry district (in Tuolumne County), which has 945 customers.

Our most recent acquisition is the Mt. Lassen district, located in Shasta County.