Vallecitos Water District
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For more than 65 years, Vallecitos Water District has been your water and wastewater specialists, providing water, wastewater, and reclamation services to San Marcos; the community of Lake San Marcos; parts of Carlsbad, Escondido and Vista and other unincorporated areas in north San Diego County.
Originally founded as the San Marcos County Water District in 1955 by a group of local citizens to answer the shrinking water table in the San Marcos and Twin Oaks valleys, the District was formed in accordance with Division 12 of the Water Code (sections 30000-33901 et seq.) to provide imported water from Northern California and the Colorado River. The San Marcos County Water District continued to grow as an independent, special district and in May of 1989, changed its name to the Vallecitos Water District.
Today, with a new name and extended focus, Vallecitos Water District currently serves a population of more than 108,000 within its 45-square-mile boundary. Learn more about the District's history by watching the video below.
Guided by a comprehensive Master Plan that looks ahead more than 20 years into the future, Vallecitos is committed to providing exceptional and sustainable services at the lowest possible cost.
Vallecitos Water District is governed by a 5-member Board of Directors. All are invited to attend the public Board meetings to learn more about the District. Board meetings are held at the District's Administrative offices at 201 Vallecitos de Oro in San Marcos.
Facts and Figures
| Approximate population in Vallecitos' service area |
108,392 |
| Square miles in service area | 45.48 |
|
Number of employees (*Funded FTEs per fiscal year budget - |
*108.75 |
| Approx. population served by sewer |
96,131 |
Water Statistics
|
Number of actively billed / permanent water meters |
22,211
91% 4% 1% |
| Acre-feet of water delivered in Fiscal Year 21/22 | 14,189 |
| Operational Storage |
120.5 million gallons |
| Pump Stations / Zones |
11 |
| Miles of pipe (2" to 48") |
367 |
| Reservoirs |
19 |
Sewer Statistics
| Total sewer accounts | 20,737 |
| Lift Stations | 4 |
| Miles of pipe (4" to 42") | 275 |
| Vallecitos' capacity at Encina Wastewater Authority |
10.5 million gallons/day |
| Average daily flow to Encina |
3 million gallons/day |
| Recycling capacity at Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility |
5 million gallons/day |
| Average gallons of water recycled (reclaimed) at Meadowlark |
3.5 million gallons/day |
| Mahr Reclaimed Water Reservoir Capacity | 54 million gallons |
| Reclaimed Water Wholesale Customers |
Carlsbad Municipal Water District & Olivenhain Municipal Water District |
1 gallon of water = 8.34 pounds
1 unit of water = 1 Hundred Cubic Feet (HCF) or 748 gallons
1 average bathtub filled to the top holds 50 gallons of water.
On average, a single family home within Vallecitos' service area uses between 12 to 14 HCF per month.
This equates to 8,976 to 10,472 gallons per month (roughly 1/2 to 2/3 of a small residential swimming pool).
1 acre foot of water = 43,560 cubic feet or 325,829 gallons
This equates to enough water to supply three families (with four people in each family) in Southern California.
1 acre foot covers 1 acre (size of football field) 1 foot deep.
Average cost for delivering one gallon of safe and reliable Vallecitos tap water to your home or business.... still around a penny!
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