EBMUD has a proud history of providing high-quality drinking water for 1.4 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The District’s award-winning wastewater treatment protects San Francisco Bay and serves 685,000 customers.

Mission

To manage the natural resources with which the District is entrusted; to provide reliable, high quality water and wastewater services at fair and reasonable rates for the people of the East Bay; and to preserve and protect the environment for future generations.

The principles used in accomplishing this mission are:

• Exercise responsible financial management
• Ensure fair and reasonable rates and charges
• Provide responsive quality customer service
• Promote ethical behavior in the conduct of District business
• Ensure fair and open processes involving the public
• Provide a healthy work environment
• Promote diversity and equality in personnel matters and contracting
• Promote environmental, economic, and social sustainability

• City of San Pablo
• Richmond (northern subdivisions)
• City of Pinole (designated sectors)
• El Sobrante
• East Richmond Heights
• Tara Hills
• Rollingwood
• Bayview
• Parts of the unincorporated county

We embrace technologies that promote energy efficiency in our operations and role as a community citizen:

Our efficient wastewater collection and treatment processes create clean, safe water for release into the San Francisco Bay or for reuse in heating/cooling buildings.

• We consistently meet regulatory requirements and customer needs through careful planning and ongoing preventive maintenance of our infrastructure (sewer pipes and systems throughout the District and all processes of our plant).
• Nearly one-third of the energy we use comes from solar power panels on our property. Methane gas is created as a by-product of our treatment process.

WCWD Facts:

• Founded in December 1921 to protect and serve the public health of the community through the construction and maintenance of a sewer system.
• Service area covers 16.9 square miles.
• Operation includes sewage collection, treatment and disposal.
• District provides contract services to neighboring communities to maintain various local government facilities, and we participate in the West County Agency, a joint powers authority, for the purpose of maintaining effluent and sludge disposal facilities.