Water demand in 2002 is estimated to exceed 22,000 acre-feet. An acre-foot of water is 325,900 gallons or the amount of water that could cover an acre or a football field one foot deep.

The average day water use for retail customers is approximately 30.2 acre-feet or 9.84 million gallons. Peak day water use is 53.3 acre-feet or 17.37 million gallons.

MVWD has 172 miles of pipeline, 9 active production wells, 6 storage reservoirs, 1 energy recovery station and 3 booster stations.

MVWD's water supply for retail and wholesale customers is obtained from groundwater (60 percent) and imported water from the State Water Project (40 percent).

In 2002, MVWD will produce approximately 15,000 acre-feet of groundwater from the Chino Basin. It owns 19.4 million gallons per day of capacity in the Water Facilities Authority (WFA) treatment plant, located in the City of Upland.

MVWD's basic operating budget for fiscal year 2001-2002 is $9.2 million with an additional $8.7 million for capital improvements.

MVWD is implementing a 30-year facilities master plan and an accompanying financial plan that will re-invest $45 million to upgrade its water production and distribution systems while providing financial mechanisms to fund capital improvement projects.

MVWD's water rates are among the lowest in the region, even taking into consideration that annual 2 percent rate adjustments have been levied each year since 1998. Prudent financial planning and cost-effective management enables the District to provide the highest quality water services at a reasonable cost for its customers.

During the past several years, several major capital improvement projects were initiated, including the construction of three groundwater production wells and a 7.5 million-gallon-per-day nitrate blending station, designed to optimize the use of local groundwater supplies. This project will help to minimize the District's reliance on imported water supplies and to reduce the District's overall water supply costs.

In the summer of 1998, MVWD and the City of Chino Hills entered into a long-term water supply agreement under which the District will supply up to 20.22 million gallons of water per day to help meet the needs of that growing city. In the summer of 2001, the District and the City will proceed with the construction of a $9 million, six-mile long distribution pipeline that will significantly increase the District's ability to distribute wholesale water supply.

MVWD is the recipient of a $100,000 Groundwater Recharge Facilities Program Feasibility Grant from the California Department of Water Resources to evaluate the reactivation of three wells for groundwater injection purposes. The funding was allocated from the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection Act or Proposition 13, approved by the voters in March 2000. The District was also the recipient of a $111,900 grant from the California Energy Commission for several energy efficient projects designed to reduce peak electricity demands.

MVWD assists its customers in efforts to use water efficiently through an Ultra Low Flow Toilet Distribution Program and by participating in educational activities linked with school districts and commercial entities.

MVWD is proud that its water quality meets all federal and state health requirements.

In early 1999, MVWD purchased the Monte Vista Irrigation Company, a private water company formerly involved with agriculture irrigation in Montclair and Ontario. Through this acquisition, the District further increased its ability to utilize groundwater supply sources to meet its water supply needs.