Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency

What Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency does

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK) is a public special district water agency chartered in 1959 by the California State Legislature, operating across a 2,400+ square mile service territory spanning portions of Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura Counties. As the 3rd largest of 27 State Water Contractors in California, AVEK holds statutory rights to water allocations from the State Water Project, a 705-mile water storage and delivery system. The agency delivers treated water through four water treatment plants (Quartz Hill, Rosamond, Eastside, and Acton) and manages multiple water banking facilities (Westside, Eastside, High Desert Water Banks and the Upper Amargosa Creek Recharge Project) to build long-term supply reserves.

AVEK's core technology centers on its award-winning "geopurification" water treatment method, which achieves record-low trihalomethane (THM) levels that meet or exceed all State and Federal drinking water requirements. The agency's infrastructure portfolio includes treatment facilities, groundwater banking systems, and State Water Project integration assets. AVEK also produces annual Water Quality Reports (Consumer Confidence Reports) for its Los Angeles County and Kern County systems and develops comprehensive planning documents including Urban Water Management Plans and Water Shortage Contingency Plans.

The agency operates a direct-to-consumer utility model, generating revenue through monthly water rates and capital facilities charges paid by residential, commercial, and agricultural customers within its chartered service territory. With a small staff of 11-50 employees, AVEK is a public-sector entity governed by an elected Board of Directors that meets twice monthly, with no private equity ownership or parent company structure. The agency's primary value proposition is delivering reliable, sustainable, high-quality supplemental water in a cost-effective manner, addressing chronic water supply reliability challenges in drought-prone California.

Name

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency

Legal name

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency

Website

https://avek.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency is a California special district water agency, chartered in 1959, that treats, tests, and distributes water to residential, commercial, and agricultural customers across a 2,400+ square mile territory in Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura Counties, operating as the 3rd largest State Water Contractor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Water Utility Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water-Smart Irrigation & Water Stewardship (Drip/Micro, Scheduling, Water Harvesting) (AFAGAMAD)

Keywords

• Water treatment services
• Water distribution utility
• Groundwater banking
• Water quality monitoring
• Urban water management

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Water Service and Rates: Revenue generated through water rates and capital facilities charges paid by residential, commercial, and agricultural customers within the service territory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AVEK is a California-chartered regional water agency that treats, tests, and distributes supplemental water across a 2400+ square mile service area spanning portions of Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura Counties. As the 3rd largest State Water Contractor, it operates four water treatment plants, multiple water banking facilities (Westside, Eastside, High Desert, Upper Amargosa Creek), and delivers State Water Project water to residential, commercial, and agricultural customers using its award-winning geopurification treatment method.

Product overview

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency operates as a regional water agency providing integrated water management services across its 2400+ square mile territory in Los Angeles, Kern, and Ventura Counties. The agency offers a unified portfolio of water infrastructure and management services including water banking programs (Westside, Eastside, High Desert, and Upper Amargosa Creek), four water treatment plants (Quartz Hill, Rosamond, Eastside, and Acton), State Water Project access as the third largest contractor, water quality monitoring with award-winning geopurification technology, and comprehensive urban water management and shortage contingency planning. All services are delivered through a public agency governance model with board oversight.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Banking Services Integrated groundwater banking programs (Westside, Eastside, High Desert Water Banks, and Upper Amargosa Creek Recharge Project) for long-term water supply reliability and storage. Serves regional water customers and agricultural users within AVEK's service territory.
• Water Treatment Plants Four water treatment facilities (Quartz Hill, Rosamond, Eastside, and Acton Water Treatment Plant/PWD Intertie) providing treated water supply to residential, commercial, and agricultural customers across the service territory.
• State Water Project Access Access as the 3rd largest State Water Contractor to California's State Water Project, a 705-mile multi-purpose water storage and delivery system providing supplemental water to 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland.
• Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Annual Water Quality Reports (Consumer Confidence Reports) for Los Angeles County and Kern County systems, implementing the award-winning geopurification water treatment method to achieve record low trihalomethane levels meeting or exceeding State and Federal requirements.
• Urban Water Management Plans Comprehensive water resource planning documents including the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan and 2025 Urban Water Management Plan draft, supporting long-term water supply reliability planning for the region.
• Water Shortage Contingency Planning Planning services for water shortage scenarios with public review drafts available for stakeholder input and community participation.
• Water Rates and Capital Facilities Charges Water rate schedules and capital facilities charges for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers within the service territory, billed on a monthly subscription basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Meets or exceeds all State and Federal drinking water requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• State of California / Department of Water ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1959State Water Contractors association of 27 public water agencies working with the California Department of Water Resources. AVEK is the 3rd largest State Water Contractor, receiving water allocations from the State Water Project - a 705-mile water storage and delivery system serving 27 million Californians.
• State Water Contractors AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of 27 public water agencies working together to provide clean drinking water to more than 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland throughout California. AVEK is the third largest contractor in this consortium.
• Antelope Valley WatermastermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversees water rights, board meeting agendas, production reports, well applications, forms, and fees for the Antelope Valley region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• San Diego County Water Authority: San Diego County Water Authority is a major State Water Project contractor and wholesale water supplier serving San Diego County. Comparable to AVEK as a large SWP contractor with diversified supply, treatment, and storage assets.
• East Bay Municipal Utility District: EBMUD is a large publicly owned water utility providing treated water, wastewater service, and hydroelectric power across the East Bay. Comparable to AVEK as an integrated water utility operating treatment plants, storage, and wholesale/retail distribution under public governance.
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: Metropolitan is the largest State Water Contractor in California and a regional wholesaler supplying water to 26 member agencies, including overlap with AVEK's downstream service area. Directly comparable as a fellow SWP contractor with water treatment, storage, and banking infrastructure.
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: LADWP is the largest municipal utility in the U.S., supplying water and power to the City of Los Angeles. Comparable to AVEK as a major Southern California water provider with SWP integration, large-scale treatment, and groundwater banking operations.

Direct peers

• Santa Clara Valley Water District: Santa Clara Valley Water District is a California special district providing wholesale water, groundwater management, and flood control across Santa Clara County. Directly comparable as a multi-county water agency with treatment, banking, and integrated water resource management.
• Calleguas Municipal Water District: Calleguas is a Ventura County water wholesaler and State Water Project contractor serving retail purveyors. Comparable to AVEK as a multi-county Southern California SWP wholesaler with water treatment and storage assets.
• Westlands Water District: Westlands is the largest agricultural water district in the U.S., a State Water Project contractor serving Fresno and Kings Counties. Comparable to AVEK as a SWP contractor with heavy agricultural irrigation exposure and water banking/storage activities.
• Kern County Water Agency: Kern County Water Agency is a fellow State Water Contractor and special district serving agricultural and municipal users in Kern County, directly overlapping AVEK's East Kern service territory. Highly comparable as a regional water wholesaler with SWP allocations and groundwater management duties.
• Coachella Valley Water District: Coachella Valley Water District is a California special district providing water, wastewater, and irrigation services in Riverside County, with State Water Project imports and groundwater banking. Comparable to AVEK as a desert-region water agency combining treatment, banking, and irrigation supply under public governance.

Regional players

• Central Coast Water Authority: CCWA is a regional water authority delivering State Water Project water to San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Comparable to AVEK as a SWP-dependent regional wholesaler with a relatively small staff delivering treated water across a large service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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