Current school board member Michelle Barto will be running to represent District 2 on the City Council, which covers Newport Heights, Westcliff, Newport Shores and West Newport.
The Newport Aquatic Center has stood at its current location since 1987 on land leased to it by the city of Newport Beach and the county of Orange, which share ownership.
The system, which has been online since 2008, will be receiving its final expansion this year, which officials say will bring make about 85% of the city's drinkable water, renewable groundwater.