Formation

• January 26, 1923

Service Area

• 10,326 acres

Communities Served

• City of Solana Beach
• Rancho Santa Fe
• Fairbanks Ranch

Population Served

• 19,839

Governing Body

• Five-member elected Board of Directors

Local 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 (FY 2019)

• 47

Potable Water Deliveries

• ~10,000 acre feet per year 

Recycled Water Deliveries

• ~500 acre feet per year 

Total Water Connections

• 6,468 potable and 49 recycled meters (not including fire lines)

Water Usage Characteristics

• 84% residential usage
• 3.8% commercial / industrial usage
• 5.7% irrigation usage
• 5% recycled usage
• 1% institutional / governmental
• .5% agricultural usage

Miles of Pipeline

• Approximately 150

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 per day)
• Two Pump Stations
• 850 acre foot San Dieguito Reservoir
• 13 million gallon filtered water reservoir
• 8 miles of transmission mains
• 1.4 megawatt hydroelectric power plant