When a privately owned wastewater treatment plant serving a California mountain community fell into crisis—insolvent, inoperable, and out of regulatory compliance—a California Superior Court turned to Serviam by Wright LLP to serve as Court Receiver. What followed was a structured, court-supervised process that stabilized the facility, secured public funding, and ultimately transferred the system to a governmental entity capable of operating it in full compliance with California law and regional water board permitting requirements. The case stands as a practical example of what effective court receivership can accomplish for communities and public agencies facing intractable utility or infrastructure failures. A Public Utility System in Crisis The wastewater treatment plant ("WWTP") had experienced years of decline before the Court's intervention. A major wildfire devastated the surrounding community, destroyed critical infrastructure at the WWTP, and left the facility without power and inoperable for an extended period. By the time the Court appointed a receiver, the WWTP had no corporate operating funds and was described as insolvent without public support. ...
