Newsdate: Thu 09 July 2015 – 09:30 am
Location: SAN DIEGO, California

According to Friday morning reports, Tom Selleck and the Calleguas Municipal Water District have reached a tentative settlement in their water dispute on Thusday afternoon. Details are confidential pending approval by the water district's board.

Tom Selleck at his horse and avocado ranch

Tom Selleck who was accused of illegally trucking water from a fire hydrant over district boundaries from Thousand Oaks to his 60-acre Hidden Valley estate has reached a tentative agreement with the Calleguas Municipal Water District.

Selleck was accused of illegally trucking water from a fire hydrant over district boundaries from Thousand Oaks to his 60-acre Hidden Valley estate, and the district spent $22,000 on a private detective hired to gain evidence against Selleck.

Selleck's ranch is reported to be around 60 acres of land, and  boasts a 1926 ranch house, a horse corral, and a 20-acre working avocado farm in Hidden Valley.

According to the complaint, a water tank truck was seen multiple times filling up at the same Thousand Oaks fire  hydrant then delivering the water to Selleck's ranch. Some reports said the truck was driven by a "mustachioed Magnum PI" looking driver, although it is unknown if Selleck was driving the truck.

Reports indicate that a construction company had the right to access water from the fire hydrant and it is unclear whether Selleck, his employees or a contractor purchased water from the construction company. A representative from the water district said the water was paid for.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Department reviewed the allegations about the trucking of the water and was unable to establish that a crime had occurred according to a department spokesman.

Selleck's ranch, which he has owned for nearly three decades is within the boundaries of the Hidden Valley Water district which exists mainly on paper and does not supply drinking water to the area, where most property owners rely on wells.