Your water rate dollar at work
EBMUD provides high-quality drinking water for 1.4 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
- 56 cents: Infrastructure improvements -- pipelines, reservoirs, treatment plants, pumping plants
- 28 cents: Water service -- storage, treatment, delivery, system maintenance
- 7 cents: Administration -- internal support services
- 4 cents: Customer service -- call center, education, water conservation, billing, collection
- 3 cents: Natural resource management -- public recreation, watershed management, fisheries program
- 2 cents: Regulatory compliance -- ensures all drinking water standards are met or surpassed
$1 total
Your wastewater rate dollar at work
EBMUD treats approximately 56 million gallons of wastewater daily for 740,000 customers along San Francisco Bay, protecting public health and the environment.
- 42 cents: Infrastructure improvements -- wastewater treatment plant facilities, sewer interceptors
- 37 cents: Wastewater treatment -- operations and maintenance of main treatment plant and wet weather facilities
- 12 cents: Environmental/regulatory compliance -- pollution prevention, water quality lab, inflow/infiltration control
- 7 cents: Administration -- internal support services
- 2 cents: Customer service -- call center, education, billing, collection
$1 total