Selleck, district reach agreement over water theft accusations

LOS ANGELES – Actor Tom Selleck has reached a tentative settlement with the water district in Ventura County that accused him of illegally transporting water across its district boundaries.

Attorneys representing Selleck and the Calleguas Municipal Water District reached the agreement Thursday, Calleguas resources manager Eric Bergh said. The settlement will now go before the water district board for approval at a meeting scheduled for next Wednesday.

The terms of the tentative settlement are confidential until final.

On Monday, Calleguas filed a complaint against the “Magnum P.I.” and “Blue Bloods” actor and his wife, Jillie, accusing them of having water from a fire hydrant in Thousand Oaks delivered to their 60-acre ranch in Hidden Valley.

Their Hidden Valley estate is located outside the boundaries of Calleguas’ service area, so delivery of potable water to Selleck’s home violates district law, the complaint said.

As California’s historic drought worsened, water from a public hydrant was delivered to Selleck’s sprawling Hidden Valley ranch, according to court documents filed against the veteran actor.