Yuba Water Agency

Name

Yuba Water Agency

Legal name

Yuba Water Agency, CA

Website

https://yubawater.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resource Management

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG), Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control & Compliance (Storage, Separation, Treatment) (EUANAEAG), Water Storage & Conveyance Structures (Tanks, Reservoirs, Canals, Ponds) (AFAAACAH), Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Treatment & Wet-Weather Capacity (EUANADAF), Water-Smart Irrigation & Water Stewardship (Drip/Micro, Scheduling, Water Harvesting) (AFAGAMAD)

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Flood risk reduction
• Hydroelectric power generation
• Irrigation water supply
• Watershed conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Marysville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Yuba Water Agency is a California public water agency that manages a comprehensive portfolio of water resource services in Yuba County. It operates New Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir, the New Colgate Powerhouse, and associated water delivery, flood control, hydropower, and fish habitat infrastructure. The agency delivers surface water to agricultural irrigators, supports flood risk reduction through levee partnerships, generates clean hydroelectric energy, runs fish reintroduction and watershed restoration programs, and reinvests hydropower revenue into the community through grants and loans.

Product overview

Yuba Water Agency operates as a multipurpose water resource agency managing the Yuba River Development Project. The agency provides a portfolio of integrated services including water management and supply, flood risk reduction, hydropower generation, fish habitat enhancement, recreation at New Bullards Bar Reservoir, community grant programs, and forest health initiatives. These services work together to sustainably manage water resources, reduce flood risk, generate clean energy, and support ecological and community resilience in Yuba County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Management Services
• Flood Risk Reduction
• Hydropower Generation
• Fish Habitat Enhancement
• Recreation at New Bullards Bar Reservoir
• Community Impact Grants and Loans
• Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Reduction

Quantifiable outcome

• North Yuba Forest Partnership aims to treat 275,000 acres of Sierra Nevada forests
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic, major and key.

• California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2024Yuba Water partners with CDFW on salmon reintroduction program to restore spring-run Chinook salmon to historical habitat in the upper North Yuba River watershed. The partnership includes a $500,000 grant for program continuation and is part of the Yuba River Resilience Initiative.
• NOAA FisheriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2024NOAA Fisheries is a partner in the Yuba River Resilience Initiative, working with Yuba Water and CDFW on salmon recovery and fish habitat restoration in the Yuba River watershed.
• CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute)strategicTechnology or Integration · 25 April 2024Research partnership deploying advanced sensing technologies at eight levee sites to investigate more efficient monitoring methods. Yuba Water commits up to $360,000 over two years. Partnership formalized through MOU with City of Wheatland.
• Local Levee Districts (Reclamation Districts 817, 2103, 784, Marysville Levee Commission, District 10 Levee Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2024Collaboration with local reclamation districts responsible for maintaining Yuba County levees to explore new technologies for levee management and flood risk reduction.
• North Yuba Forest PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Multi-stakeholder partnership started in 2018 aiming to restore landscape-scale forest health and reduce wildfire risk across 275,000 acres of Sierra Nevada forests in the North Yuba River watershed. Partners include U.S. Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, SYRCL, Camptonville Community Partnership, Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe, National Forest Foundation, Sierra County, Blue Forest, and Yuba Water.
• U.S. Forest ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in North Yuba Forest Partnership for forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction across 275,000 acres of national forest lands in the watershed.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation organization partner in North Yuba Forest Partnership working on landscape-scale forest restoration and watershed health.
• Teichert ConstructionmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAwarded $76.8 million contract (joint venture with Obayashi and D) for major capital improvement project. Also awarded Nature-like Fishway project construction around Daguerre Point Dam.
• GFT Inc.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAwarded nearly $2 million initial contract for engineering and design services including condition assessment and alternatives analysis for penstock repair following February 2026 rupture.
• UC DavisstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerYuba Water, UC Davis, City of Wheatland, and Beale Air Force Base are moving forward with plans for research collaboration.
• City of WheatlandstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in research MOU with CITRIS and ongoing wastewater infrastructure project with up to $80 million loan support.
• Beale Air Force BasestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Yuba Water and UC Davis in collaborative research planning initiatives.
• Emerald Cove MarinakeyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVendor operating marina at New Bullards Bar Reservoir providing recreation services to visitors. Recent amendment allows floating food truck pilot program.
• North Yuba Water DistrictkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient of $865,410 grant for emergency repairs and $1.6 million prior grant for canal lining. District provides in-kind work on water delivery improvements.
• Olivehurst Public Utility DistrictkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient of $605,000 grant for sewer consolidation project and up to $80 million loan for wastewater infrastructure serving south Yuba County.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• Placer County Water Agency: Neighboring California public water agency operating Middle Fork American River Project, including multiple dams, hydroelectric generation, water supply, and recreation in Placer County. Closest operational analog to Yuba Water by asset mix and governance structure.
• Nevada Irrigation District: Adjacent Sierra Nevada water agency providing irrigation, domestic water supply, and hydroelectric generation across Nevada County. Highly comparable multi-purpose water/infrastructure mandate and customer base to Yuba Water.
• Merced Irrigation District: California irrigation district operating Exchequer Dam/Reservoir and the Merced Falls hydroelectric plant, providing irrigation water, flood control, and recreation. Closely matches Yuba Water's integrated water-power-recreation model.
• Turlock Irrigation District: California irrigation district with Don Pedro Reservoir, hydroelectric generation, and retail electric service. Highly comparable multipurpose water-and-power utility structure with similar revenue mix.
• San Juan Water District: Northern California water district serving Sacramento and Placer counties with wholesale water from Folsom Lake. Smaller-scale but operationally similar retail/wholesale water agency with hydroelectric revenue component.
• South San Joaquin Irrigation District: California irrigation district operating Tulloch Dam and hydroelectric facilities on the Stanislaus River, providing irrigation water and hydropower. Closely comparable mid-sized California water-power-recreation agency.

Broad incumbents

• East Bay Municipal Utility District: Larger California water utility providing wholesale and retail water service, wastewater treatment, and hydroelectric generation across the East Bay. Same regulatory and operating environment but with substantially greater scale.
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD): Neighboring publicly-owned utility combining electricity generation (including hydro) with broader energy services. Comparable as a public-power entity operating hydro assets in the same regional market, though its primary mandate is electric rather than water supply.
• Northern California Power Agency: Joint-powers agency of California municipalities operating hydroelectric and other generation assets, including the Geothermal/Stimson/Other facilities. Highly comparable hydropower operating model and public-agency governance.
• California Department of Water Resources: State-level agency operating the State Water Project (including Oroville Dam, just miles from Yuba Water's New Bullards Bar). Sets the regulatory and operational framework within which Yuba Water operates and is a direct upstream/downstream neighbor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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