The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) has continued work on a controversial sewer easement project in Huntington Beach, California, demolishing another backyard pool as a legal battle with homeowners moves toward trial. The district claims it needs better access to a critical underground sewer pipeline and plans to remove portions of some backyards within a 30-foot-wide easement area. While some homeowners have signed agreements allowing the work to proceed, others are challenging the project in court. The dispute is already affecting the housing market and has led to two homes selling below market value.