Tony Culver Named Interim General Manager

On July 3, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Tony Culver as the Interim General Manager. Tony has served as the Assistant General Manager of Operations since 2020 and has been at the District since 1999.

Tony Culver wants to assure customers and the community, "We are very fortunate to have a strong and experienced team and I am committed to making sure the District continues to provide safe and reliable water service to our customers."

About your District

The District has been supplying drinking water to Yucca Valley, Yucca Mesa and part of Joshua Tree for over 60 years. We proudly serve over 25,000 customers! The water we deliver to our customers is sourced from Northern California through the State Water Project via the Morongo Basin Pipeline.

The District also provides sewer services too with the area’s first centralized sewer system and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities, which became operational in 2019.

Water Works by the Numbers

Securing safe, reliable water for our community.

The District works daily to manage water supply and maintain water infrastructure system. From replacing aging pipe and equipment to performing preventative maintenance, these updates improve water supply reliability and efficiency, and help us serve you better. Purchasing water ensures a healthy water supply to serve our community's growing needs. The District purchases water that is delivered through the Morongo Basin Pipeline and used to recharge the groundwater basin.

48 employees

57 square miles of service area

312 miles of pipeline

2,420 fire hydrants

13 wells

16 storage tanks

158 miles of pipeline replaced

72 new meters installed in 2024

11,104 water services

4,200 sewer connections

3,515 acre-feet of water recharged

700,000 gallons of wastewater treated per day

1,000+ water samples each year

530 annual backflow inspections

1,700 valves exercised annually

200 service lines replaced

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Sales Tax Helps Pay for Sewer Assessments

Measure Z is a local sales tax measure passed in 2016 to reduce the annual assessment district payment for property owners. In 2023/24 the annual assessment was reduced by 53% on the annual property tax bill. As a special measure, all Measure Z funds are only spent on reducing the costs paid by property owners. Measure Z equitably reduces the annual payments of Assessment District 2014-01. Sales taxes are collected from local purchases which includes over 50% paid by visitors and neighboring community members that shop in Yucca Valley. This additional revenue helps to reduce the financial burden on Yucca Valley residents.