San Juan Water District

What San Juan Water District does

San Juan Water District (SJWD) is a California special district headquartered in Granite Bay, California, providing water services under a dual-function operating model. The district serves as a retail water utility to approximately 10,900 residential and commercial connections in the Placer County area, and as a wholesale water supplier selling treated water in bulk to other retail water agencies for redelivery to their own end customers. The wholesale operation is responsible for water supply reliability, water rights management, and water treatment, while the retail operation handles treated water delivery, meter reading, billing, and customer service. The two functions are accounted for as separate financial entities within the district.

The district's core technology is physical water treatment and distribution infrastructure combined with statutory water rights holdings and regulated rate-setting under California's Proposition 218 framework. It uses InvoiceCloud as its online payment and billing platform for retail customers. Revenue is generated through monthly subscription-style water service charges across both retail and wholesale channels, with rates subject to public notice, hearing, and protest procedures.

SJWD is governed by an elected Board of Directors (Dan Rich serves as President) and operates with a lean staff of approximately 11-50 employees, including 31.31 FTE dedicated to retail operations. The district's mission is to deliver reliable water supply of the highest quality at the lowest reasonable price. It funds infrastructure improvements through a combination of ratepayer revenue and federal grants, most recently securing $1,250,000 in EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants in 2025 for the Kokila Reservoir Replacement Project. The district is actively engaged in regulatory advocacy, including a December 2025 lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board challenging outdoor water budget regulations.

Name

San Juan Water District

Legal name

San Juan Water District

Website

https://sjwd.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

San Juan Water District is a California special district providing both retail water service to approximately 10,900 residential connections in Placer County and wholesale water supply to other agencies, operating under elected board governance with regulated rate-setting and statutory water rights.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utility Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Systems & Treatment (Pumps/Boilers/Water Heaters/Filtration) (IMAIABAK), Stormwater Management & MS4 Compliance Services (BPALAMAL)

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Retail water delivery
• Wholesale water supply
• Water treatment operations
• Water efficiency programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Granite Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Water Service: Water service delivery to residential customers. The Retail operation delivers the water treated by the Wholesale operations to customers. Financially, retail is treated as a separate entity.
2. Wholesale Water Supply: The District sells large amounts of water to other retail agencies for delivery to their own customers. San Juan keeps a separate accounting of all wholesale operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

San Juan Water District is a California community services district that provides treated water directly to approximately 10,900 residential retail connections in its Placer County service area and sells large volumes of treated water on a wholesale basis to other retail water agencies. The wholesale function owns water rights and performs water treatment, while the retail function delivers treated water to end customers along with billing, meter reading, and customer service. The district also runs water efficiency and conservation programs and maintains capital infrastructure improvements such as pipeline and reservoir projects.

Product overview

San Juan Water District operates as a dual-function water utility providing both retail water service to end customers and wholesale water supply to other agencies. The district's core offerings consist of retail water delivery with associated billing and customer service, wholesale water supply with treatment and water rights management, water efficiency programs including rebates and conservation services, and infrastructure improvement projects. The district uses InvoiceCloud for online payment processing as an integrated third-party service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Water Service Delivers treated water directly to residential and commercial customers within the district's service area, including meter reading, billing, and customer service operations for approximately 10,900 connections.
• Wholesale Water Service Supplies large quantities of treated water to other retail water agencies for delivery to their own customers; the wholesale function is responsible for water supply reliability, water rights, and water treatment and is accounted for separately from retail operations.
• Water Efficiency Programs Customer-facing programs including rebates, leak detection services, watering tips, and educational resources designed to help customers reduce water consumption and comply with conservation standards.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Santa Clara Valley Water District: California special district managing groundwater and surface water with both wholesale supply to retailers and stewardship of water rights; structurally analogous to SJWD's wholesale function.
• Placer County Water Agency: Placer County's principal water agency providing wholesale and retail water across the same geography as SJWD; comparable dual-role California special district with water rights and treatment operations.
• Sacramento County Water Agency: Adjacent county water agency in the Sacramento region with both retail water service and wholesale/regional supply responsibilities, mirroring SJWD's structure.
• Carmichael Water District: Small California special district providing retail potable water in Sacramento County; similar scale, governance model, and customer base to SJWD's retail operation.
• Zone 7 Water Agency: Alameda County flood control and water agency operating as a special district with retail treated-water service and wholesale groundwater management; comparable dual retail/wholesale California model.

Broad incumbents

• East Bay Municipal Utility District: Large California water utility providing retail water service and wholesale supply to other agencies; operates at much greater scale but with the same hybrid retail/wholesale utility model.
• San Diego County Water Authority: Wholesale water supplier to member agencies in Southern California; primarily a wholesaler like SJWD's wholesale arm but at much greater scale and regional reach.
• Golden State Water Company: Investor-owned regulated water utility providing retail water service in California; competes with SJWD in the broader California retail-water market though under CPUC rather than special-district governance.
• California American Water: Investor-owned regulated water utility serving residential and commercial customers across multiple California districts; comparable retail water utility activities under CPUC regulation.
• San Francisco Public Utilities Commission: Regional California water utility delivering retail service and acting as a wholesaler through the Hetch Hetchy system; broader scope and scale but analogous dual-role structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sanjuanwtrdist
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-mVpK6YdEZKlW16thGkUbQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/sanjuanwaterdistrict

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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