San Juan Water District.

The water rights held today by the San Juan Water District derive from claims obtained by the American River Water & Mining Co. which was formed in 1854 to supply water to the mines operating in the Sacramento Valley. In 1887 the company passed to Crawford W. Clarke who operated the company as the C.W. Clarke Water Company until 1899, when he incorporated it as the North Fork Ditch Company. North Fork Ditch became the principal water supplier to the agricultural colonies of Fair Oaks, Orangevale, and Citrus Heights.

During this period, the corporation was subjected to various speculations involving other water rights and in the construction of the Folsom Dam to provide for flood control, irrigation, and hydro-electric power. In 1954 when Folsom Dam was about eighty-five percent completed, the North Fork Ditch Company was sold to the San Juan Suburban Water District, which dropped "Suburban" from its name in 1994, the year celebrating the 140th anniversary of the company. More company history can be found at:

http://www.sjwd.org/History.htm

From the description of Records, 1854-1994. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 56622767