Vista Irrigation District (District) board of directors is looking for a new director to replace Byron Olson who recently resigned.
Olson represented Division 2, which encompasses the central and western areas of the Vista Irrigation District service area that are north of State Route 78 and Vista Village Drive, west of North Santa Fe and south of West Bobier Drive. He was elected to the board in 2024.
At the March 19, 2025 board meeting, the remaining four directors decided to fill the vacancy by appointing a replacement (at a future board meeting), who will serve until December 2026.
Applications must be submitted to the District headquarters by 3:00 PM on April 11, 2025. Interviews will be held on April 21, 2025; interview schedule to be determined. There are no special qualifications for the position; however, directors must be registered voters and live within the division they represent. Information on applying and a map of division 3 may be obtained on the district’s website, www.vidwater.org, or at the district office located at 1391 Engineer Street in Vista. The telephone number is (760) 597-3128.
The board generally meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 9:00 a.m.; the board, from time to time, may alter the regular meeting schedule due to conflicts or other reasons. Additionally, board members are required to receive specified training in accordance with state law and encouraged to attend conferences, training, meetings and events to stay abreast of issues impacting water agencies and/or special districts. Other members of the board are President Patrick Sanchez (division 4), Vice-president Marty Miller (division 1) and directors Peter Kuchinsky (division 3) and Jo MacKenzie (division 5).
Vista Irrigation District is a public agency governed by an elected five-member board. The district provides water service to over 132,000 people in the city of Vista, and portions of San Marcos, Escondido, Oceanside, and unincorporated areas of the county of San Diego. The district owns Lake Henshaw and approximately the 68 square miles that surround the lake; the District and the city of Escondido share facilities that bring water from Lake Henshaw through Lake Wohlford to a treatment plant jointly owned by the two agencies near Lake Dixon.
