Service Area | Aptos, La Selva Beach, Opal Cliffs, Rio Del Mar, Seascape, Soquel, and portions of the City of Capitola |
Population | Over 40,600 residents (2020 Annual Report to State Water Resources Control Board) |
Community We Serve and Support | Approximately 18,000 jobs, 22 parks, and 18 schools. |
Housing Units | 20,924 (in 2015). Projected to be 20,912 in 2020 |
Service Connections | Approximately 16,000 (2020 Urban Water Management Plan) |
District Personnel | 49 |
FY 2022-23 Budget | $64.1 million |
Annual Water Production | 3,348 acre-feet (2020) |
Sources of Supply | 100% Groundwater (from CA Basin 3-001, Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Basin) |
Water Use by Category | Approximately 80% residential (single-family and multi-family), and 20% non-residential (commercial, industrial, schools, governmental, landscape irrigation). We do not have any agricultural accounts. |
Average Water Use per Person | On average about 50 gallons per day per person |
Miles of Pipe in System | 167 miles |
Number of Production Groundwater Wells | 16 active, 2 standby, and 2 inactive |
Number of Tanks | 18 |
Number of Groundwater Monitoring Wells | 80 |