Water arrives and wastewater exits your home quickly on demand. However, to make this happen, in addition to using the vast pipes associated with its state-of-the-art water distribution and disposal system, Vallecitos enlists help from these external partners to assist in meeting that service obligation.

Water Wholesalers – As Vallecitos does not have a local water supply (like a river, lake or ground water) within its service area, it is reliant on imported water deliveries from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), which is the their largest water purchaser. MWD owns and operates the Colorado River Aqueduct, and also obtains the most water from the State Water Project for delivery of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta water to Southern California. They import water 444 miles from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Northern California and 242 miles from the Colorado River and store and treat it at Lake Skinner in Riverside County. The treated water is then delivered to Vallecitos via the SDCWA aqueducts that run throughout the county. Once the water enters our boundaries, it is delivered to customers through Vallecitos' large, well-planned system of pumps, reservoirs and more than 350 miles of pipelines. Read more about regional strategic investments.

Seawater Desalination – In 2016, the District began receiving 3,500 acre feet (1 acre foot is 325,851 gallons) annually from the Claude "Bud" Lewis' 50 million gallon per day reverse osmosis plant constructed on the Carlsbad coast. This equates to approximately 27 percent of the District’s annual supply and is enough water to meet the needs of more than 8,100 families for one year.