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The Operations Division of the Water Department is dedicated to providing customers with a safe and reliable water supply, and quality customer service in an environmentally sensitive manner. This Division is responsible for:

  • overseeing more than 3,280 miles of pipeline in our distribution system
  • managing 9 reservoirs with a total capacity of 415,000 acre-feet: Barrett, El Capitan, Hodges, Miramar, Morena, Murray, Lower Otay, San Vicente, and Sutherland.
  • managing 3 treatment plants - Miramar, Alvarado, and Otay
  • operating 29 distribution reservoirs and standpipes throughout the San Diego region
  • pumping water across 100 different pressure zones with the assistance of 47 pump stations
  • maintaining 268,000 metered service connections and 24,145 fire hydrants
  • delivering more than 200 million gallons of water per day to Water Department customers
  • serving over 1.3 million customers in the City of San Diego, Del Mar, Imperial Beach and Coronado

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