About Us
SFID At a Glance
Formation January 26, 1923
Service Area 10,200 acres
Communities Served City of Solana Beach
Rancho Santa Fe
Fairbanks Ranch
Population Served 20,900
Governing Body Five-member elected Board of Directors
Water Sources Lake Hodges (30% of potable supply)
San Diego County Water Authority (70% of potable supply)
San Elijo Joint Powers Authority (100% of recycled supply)
Number of Employees 48
Potable Water Deliveries 5-year annual average of 13,000 acre feet
Recycled Water Deliveries 5-year annual average of 500 acre feet
Total Water Connections 6,882 potable and 43 recycled meters
Water Usage Characteristics 82% residential usage
5% commercial/industrial usage
5% irrigation usage
4% recycled usage
1% institutional/govermental
1.5% agricultural usage
1.5% other
Total Miles of Pipeline 160
Number of Storage Tanks One
Total Storage Capacity Six million gallons
Facilities Jointly Owned by Santa Fe Irrigation District and San Dieguito Water District R.E. Badger Filtration Plant (40 million gallons/day)
Two Pump Stations
550 acre foot San Dieguito Reservoir
13 million gallon filtered water reservoir
8 miles of transmission mains
1.4 megawatt hydroelectric power plant

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