Formed 1968 (1968-MM) Website www.valleywater.org | Headquarters San Jose, California Phone +1 408-265-2600 | |
Preceding agencies Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District
Santa Clara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Water district executive Barbara Keegan, Chair of the Board of Directors Address 5750 Almaden Expy, San Jose, CA 95118, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar San Jose Water Company, Great Oaks Water Co, Alameda County Water Dis, Santa Clara County A, City of Santa Clara | ||
Protecting your future santa clara valley water district
The Santa Clara Valley Water District provides stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County, California, in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. The district encompasses all of the county’s 1,300 square miles (3,400 km2) and serves the area’s 15 cities, 1.8 million residents and more than 200,000 commuters. The district's three water treatment plants can produce as much as 210,000,000 US gallons (800,000 m3) of drinking water a day. Another part of the district's mission is to manage flood and storm waters along the county’s hundreds of miles of creeks and rivers in an environmentally sensitive manner.
Contents
- Protecting your future santa clara valley water district
- Scvwd golden spigot santa clara valley water district fluoride
- Dams owned by the district
- Awards
- Directors
- References
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Dams owned by the district
The district owns many dams, including:
Awards
In December 2010 the Santa Clara Valley Water District was chosen as the water agency award recipient for the California Sustainability Alliance's Sustainability Showcase Award. This award honors the District's commitment to sustainability as shown through their award winning water use efficiency and conservation program.
Directors
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is governed by 7 elected directors. Gary Kremen, the engineer and entrepreneur who made money in online dating, founded the personals site Match.com, was the first registrant of Sex.com, and founded Clean Power Finance, is the Chair of the Board.