1926
10/20/2025
Visionary Christopher T. Chenery, nationally known civil engineer Thomas Hollis Wiggin, and investment banker George Lewis Ohrstrom, all World War I veterans, establish California Water Service Company (Cal Water). Cal Water will operate as a subsidiary of the New York-based Federal Water Service Company. Cal Water acquires water systems in four cities: Chico, Visalia, Bakersfield, […]
Visionary Christopher T. Chenery, nationally known civil engineer Thomas Hollis Wiggin, and investment banker George Lewis Ohrstrom, all World War I veterans, establish California Water Service Company (Cal Water). Cal Water will operate as a subsidiary of the New York-based Federal Water Service Company. Cal Water acquires water systems in four cities: Chico, Visalia, Bakersfield, and Fresno.
Company founder Christopher T. Chenery
Chico district water tanks
