Facilities
EMWD owns and operates more than 2,500 miles of potable water pipeline throughout its service area. EMWD has 79 potable (drinking) water storage tanks, 86 active pumping plants, 14 active domestic wells and 13 brackish (desalter) wells.
EMWD owns and operates potable (drinking) water filtration plants in Hemet and Perris. It has three reverse osmosis groundwater desalination facilities in Menifee.
EMWD also owns and operates four Regional Water Reclamation Facilities (RWRF) located in Perris, Moreno Valley, Temecula and San Jacinto. It treats 47 million US gallons of wastewater each day from more than 263,000 wastewater (sewer) connections. EMWD converts that wastewater to tertiary-treated recycled water, which is then used to irrigate landscapes for sports fields, medians, golf courses, parks, schools, restricted recreational use and more.
Service area
EMWD's 558-square-mile service area includes all or portions of the cities of Moreno Valley, Hemet, Perris, San Jacinto, Menifee, Perris, Murrieta, Temecula, and Canyon Lake. It also includes the unincorporated communities of Mead Valley, Good Hope, Romoland, Homeland, Winchester, French Valley, Valle Vista, and Diamond Valley. The population within the current 555-square-mile (1,440 km2) service area is about 870,500.
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EMWD provides service to about 159,000 domestic water accounts, 114 agricultural accounts, 263,000 wastewater accounts and 686 recycled water accounts. EMWD is California's sixth-largest retail water agency, serving roughly 34 percent of Riverside County's population.
