Facts and Figures
Organization
Formed: September, 1960
Purpose: To cost effectively and reliably finance, construct, operate and maintain a water, wastewater and recycled water system.
Service Area: Covers about 5,430 acres including all of the city of Laguna Woods (36%), and portions of the cities of Laguna Hills (21%), Mission Viejo (12%), Lake Forest (27%) and Aliso Viejo (4%)
Population Served: 51,800
Administration
Budget: Annual Operations and Maintenance Budget, $30.8 Million
Staffing: 58 employees
Facilities – Potable Water
Reservoir Storage Capacity:
Reservoirs 1 thru 5 – 12 million gallons combined
Reservoir 6 – 275 million gallons. The capacity of this regional reservoir is shared by ETWD, SMWD and MNWD.
Distribution System: Over 170 miles of water pipelines and 9 water pump stations with 11 water pressure zones.
Isolation Valves: 5,600
Fire Hydrants: 1,964
Cross Connection Devices: 1,801
Distribution Pressure Reducing Facilities: 19
Distribution Pressure Reducing Valves: 34
Water Service Connections: 9,568
Water Quality Analysis: Operates a fully state certified laboratory
Emergency Connections with other Districts: Trabuco Canyon, Moulton Niguel, Laguna Beach County,
Santa Margarita, and Irvine Ranch Water Districts
Transmission/Distribution Sample Points: 70
The District collects and analyzes 1,100 water quality samples per year
Facilities – Sanitation
Wastewater Treatment Plant: Capacity of 6 mgd
Collection System: 158 miles of 4″ to 24″ sewer collection pipelines
Sewer Pumping Facilities: 11 sewer lift stations
Effluent Pumping: 1 effluent pumping station to convey treated secondary effluent to the ocean
Wastewater Quality Analysis: Operates a fully state certified laboratory
Manholes: 3,200
Effluent Storage: 14 mg
Pretreatment Program: The District performs its own Industrial Pretreatment Program.
Facilities – Recycled Water
Tertiary Treatment Plant: Capacity of 3.7 mgd
Distribution System: 24.9 miles of 4″ to 20″ recycled water pipelines
Isolation Valves: 275
Water Service Connections: 275