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Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County
Western Municipal Water District of Riverside CountyWestern Municipal Water District of Riverside County
P.O. Box 5286
450 Alessandro Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92517-5000
(951) 789-5000
FAX (951) 780-3837
Web Site: www.wmwd.com
General Manager: John V. Rossi
Representatives on Metropolitan board: Thomas P. Evans
Date formed: January 26, 1954
Joined Metropolitan: 1954
Service area: 527 square miles
Water sources for area served
Local: 65%
Metropolitan: 35%
Water served
Municipal & Industrial: 80%
Agricultural: 20%
Number of water purveyors the
district wholesales water to:
8

SERVICE AREA & POPULATION:

Cities served Corona, Lake Elsinore, Norco, Riverside, Canyon Lake, Murrieta and Temecula.

Unincorporated areas served - Eagle Valley, El Sobrante, Jurupa, Rubidoux, Temescal Canyon, Woodcrest, Lake Mathews and March Air Reserve Base.

Population: 853,000

SPECIAL FEATURES OF MEMBER AGENCY

Western participates as watermaster in monitoring water quality and quantity, and compliance with adjudicated regulations in the Santa Ana Watershed.

Western also works with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) in operating a 30-million-gallons-a-day sewerage interceptor system that flows to the Orange County Treatment Plant. This system helps protect and improve the quality of water in the watershed.

Western operates Landscapes Southern California Style, a unique water conservation education garden.

Western also provides contract water and wastewater administration and operation services to agencies within its general district.


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Page updated: July 13, 2009