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Transparency Information

Overview

Transparency Information
Eastern Municipal Water District is a Public Agency

EMWD is committed to being a transparent organization to promote accountability and provide customers with information. EMWD welcomes feedback from customers regarding ways to further improve transparency.

EMWD Administrative Code

A comprehensive document of all Board-adopted policies, Ordinances and Resolutions.

Authorizing Statute

Board Meeting Audio Recordings

Financial Information

Annual Operating Budgets, Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, and more.

Investor Relations

Municipal Bonds, Revenue Bonds, General Obligation Bonds, Community Facilities District (CFD) Bonds, and more.

General Manager Employment Agreement

General Manager Employment Agreement - May 3, 2021

Salary Schedules for General Manager and Senior Executive Staff

Job Classifications and Wages

EMWD’s Compensation Policy is to set pay levels at the middle of the labor market with a pay for performance program for top performers.

Employee Benefits

EMWD Employees receive benefits for medical, dental, vision, life, retirement, paid leave, and more.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Between EMWD and the IBEW Local 1436 for January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.

Board Member Compensation and Benefits

Board Directors receive a per diem compensation of $245 up to a maximum of 10 meetings per month as well as other benefits.

Public Information Requests

All public records of EMWD are available for review by the public in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Section 6250 and following of the Government Code.

Records Retention & Destruction Policy

Major Construction Projects

Capital improvement projects are designed to enhance the water distribution and treatment systems that provide safe and reliable water to EMWD customers as well as sewer collection systems that safely collect and treat all wastewater in the District’s service area. Capital improvement projects are financed by developer fees, grants, and municipal bonds.

SB 998 Compliance

In 2023, EMWD shut off 6,024 accounts due to non-payment.

Note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic and shut off moratorium issued by Governor Newsom, EMWD paused disconnections for non-payment beginning April 2020. EMWD resumed non-payment disconnections on March 21, 2022, despite the moratorium ending officially on December 31, 2021.

EMWD’s Delinquency Policy 

EMWD Hazard Mitigation Plan

The EMWD Hazard Mitigation Plan is a living document that reflects ongoing hazard mitigation activities.  Hazard mitigation involves strategies to reduce short and long-term vulnerability to identified hazards.  This document serves as the framework for the ongoing identification and implementation of hazard mitigation strategies developed for the EMWD Service Area.  

EMWD adopted its previous Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2017.  This document serves as an update to that Plan. 

EMWD Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 Public Document