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Sweetwater Authority Boundaries

Gross land area (sq. miles)

41

Loveland reservoir

5.1

Service area

32

San Diego Bay

3.7

City of San Diego

0.2

Service Area

Total Service Area (sq. miles)

 32

National City

7.5

South Bay ID 

24.5

2007 Population estimates (SANDAG)

Service area

total 183,327

South Bay ID 

125,115

National City

58,212

 

Service Connections

(as of June 2007)

total 32,592

Residential

29,369

Commercial

2,669

Government/Other

509

Industrial

37

Agricultural  

8

Pipelines

Total length

391 miles

6 inch diameter and smaller

157

8 to 10 inch

142

12 inch

54

14 to 16 inch

13

larger than 16 inch

25

Average pipe age

36.19 years

Public Fire Hydrants

Total as of June 2007

2,492

Bonita

445

Chula Vista

1,274

National City

773

Emergency Interconnections & pressure zones

Total emergency interconnections

11

Pressure zones

16

Production

2005-06 total system production 

24,349 af

Local reservoirs

11,524 af

NC wells

1,670 af

Imported water 

8,884 af

Groundwater Desalination

2,271 af

Historical use imported (20 yrs)

47.4%

Maximum daily consumption-98

30.1 mgd

Average daily consumption

21.9 mgd

Raw Water Storage

Total capacity

53,466 af

Treated Water

Total storage reservoirs

25

Total capacity (gallons)

42,835,200

Concrete reservoirs

3

Concrete reservoir capacity (gallons)

32,000,000

Steel tanks

16

Hydro-pneumatic steel tanks

6

Tank capacity (gallons)

10,835,200

Total pump stations

17

Approximate total pumping capacity (gallons/minute)

36,000

Sweetwater River Watershed

Total watershed (sq. miles)

182

Lower watershed

38

Middle watershed

42

Upper watershed

102

First Days

Kimball Brothers Water

May 26, 1869

Sweetwater Authority

Feb. 3, 1972

SWA Operations

Aug. 10, 1977

Wholesale Imported Water Cost


per acre foot, from San Diego County Water Authority - Jan 2007

Raw water (Tier I & II)

$425 / $487

Treated water (Tier I & II)

$572 / $634

Budget

2007-2008 Operating and capital

$43,711,500

Water Equivalents

1 cubic foot

7.48 gal.

1 acre-foot

325,850 gal.

1 million gallons

3.07 af

1 million gallons/day

1,120 af/year

Key to Abbreviations

af = acre feet

mgd = million gallons per day