ACWD Fact Sheet


Service AreaFremont, Newark, and Union City - 104.8 Square Miles
Population345,000
Customers86,000
Personnel244 full-time
Operating and Capital Budget$175,794,000 (Fiscal Year 2022-23)
Water Sales$113,125 (Fiscal Year 2021-22)
Sources of SupplyState Water Project - 40% San Francisco PUC (Hetch Hetchy) - 20% Alameda Creek Watershed Runoff - 40%
Average Daily Production36.6 Million Gallons per Day (FY 2021-22)
Maximum Day Production53.1 Million Gallons per Day (FY 2021-22)
Water Use by Category
Business - 5,800 acre-feet (15%) Industrial - 3,600 acre-feet (10%) Residential - 26,200 acre-feet (69%) Institutional- 2,200 acre-feet (6%)
Miles of Pipe900
Number of Reservoirs and Tanks13
Treatment Facilities (3)Water Treatment Plant Number Two - 28 MGD capacity
Newark Desalination Facility - 12.5 MGD capacity
Blending Facility - 48 MGD capacity