District at a Glance

Font Size: + -

Feedback Print

Data on this web page is current as of 1/1/2024

District
Address:	3701 Marconi Avenue Sacramento, CA 95821-5346
Phone:	916.972.7171
Fax:	916.972.7639
Email:	feedback@sswd.org
General Manager:	Daniel R. York

Mission Statement

"To deliver a high quality, reliable supply of water and superior customer service at the lowest responsible water rate."

Location

Urban Area- Arden/Arcade, Foothill Farms between I-80 Freeway and UP Railroad tracks; portions of Citrus Heights, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, North Highlands, Sacramento, Antelope, and McClellan Business Park. District map [PDF]

Governance

SSWD is a publicly owned and operated water utility regulated by the State of California Division of Drinking Water and State Water Code laws. The District is governed by a 5 member Board of Directors; each Director is elected by the voters within the Division that they represent. All expenses are financed through water service charges and connection fees.

Water Supply

SSWD provides water to its customers from 72 operational groundwater production wells. In addition, the District has contractual rights to 26,064 acre-feet from the City of Sacramento water entitlement; and a contract to purchase up to 29,000 acre-feet of surface water per year from Placer County Water Agency.

Fiscal Data

Budget	2024 budget
Revenue	$71,522,000.00
Capital	$29,710,000.00
Operations and Maintenance	$27,245,000.00
Debt Service	$6,995,000.00

Monthly Rates

Rate	Description
$100.38	Representative metered residential with 1" metered service & 20 units of consumption (1 unit = 748 gallons)
$60.56	Representative metered residential with 3/4" metered service & 10 units of consumption (1 unit = 748 gallons)

Service and Operational Data

Data
Service
Service Area	36 square miles
Population Served	194,444*
Number of Metered Service Connections	46,821**
Number of Full Time SSWD Employees	75
Distribution System
Distribution and Transmission System	694 miles
Number of Mainline Valves	11,357
Number of Fire Hydrants	6,500
Number of Emergency Interties	48
Water Production
Operational Groundwater Production Wells	72
Groundwater Production Capacity	80,335 gpm***
Storage Tank Capacity	15.8 MG****
Maximum Day Demand (Based on 2014-2023 Data)	70.1 MG (July 2017)*****
2023 Total Production	9,782 MG*****
2023 Average Daily Production	26.8 MG*****

*Population is based on Federal Census as of 04/01/2020.
**Excludes fire services.
***Gallons per Minute (gpm)
****Million Gallons (MG)
*****Production data sourced from the District's Electronic Annual Report.

Historical and Political Data

Arcade Water District established April, 1954
Arcade Water District purchased Ben Ali Water Company Sept. 1956
Northridge Water District established November, 1956
Northridge Water District purchased Arvin Water Co. on Oct. 31, 1986
Northridge Water District assumes operations of McClellan AFB and Military Housing on November 1, 1998
Arcade Water District and Northridge Water District consolidate into Sacramento Suburban Water District on February 1, 2002
Enabling Act: Water Code, Section 30000, et seq.
Governing Body: 5 with 4-year staggered terms
Elections on first Tuesday in November, biennially in even years
Board of Directors meets 3rd Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Office's Boardroom, 3701 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821 Map to Administrative Office
Registered Voters: 94,073 (as of 2020)

Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents.
They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below.

Word Viewer