Valley Sanitary District

What Valley Sanitary District does

Valley Sanitary District is a California Special District established in 1925 and headquartered at 45500 Van Buren Street, Indio, California. It provides wastewater collection, treatment, recycling, and reclaimed-water services to residential and commercial properties within its defined service area in Indio and surrounding Coachella Valley communities in Riverside County. The District operates under a locally elected five-member Board of Directors (President Debra A. Canero, Vice President Edgar Santana, Secretary/Treasurer Gerardo Jimenez, Director Mike L. Duran, and Director Ruben Vasquez) and was reported at 43 employees in 2023 via the California State Controller's Office.

The District's core operating stack comprises Sanitation Collections (collection system infrastructure), Treatment Operations (Water Reclamation Facility), Environmental Compliance Services/Laboratory (regulatory monitoring and reporting), a Pretreatment Program (industrial/commercial discharge management), and a Recycled/Reclaimed Water Program for beneficial reuse. Supporting offerings include a Dump Station for RV waste, a Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Grant Program, and an Internship Program. Infrastructure modernization runs through a Capital Improvement Program covering the Collection System Rehabilitation Program, Treatment Plant Upgrade Project, and Solar Power Initiative, with the planned Lystek Biosolids Conversion Project (2026) converting treatment biosolids into a usable product.

Revenue is generated through Board-approved wastewater service rates billed to residential and commercial customers (subscription/recurring, annual cadence) within the exclusive service territory, supplemented by ancillary dump station fees and grant programs. The District does not pursue competitive sales; it acquires customers through residency within district boundaries and engages ratepayers via its website, bilingual GM Newsletter, public board meetings, and public tours. It also participates in the East Valley Reclamation Authority joint authority for regional reclaimed-water collaboration.

Name

Valley Sanitary District

Legal name

Valley Sanitary District

Website

https://valley-sanitary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valley Sanitary District is a California Special District, founded 1925, that provides wastewater collection, treatment, and recycled-water services to residential and commercial properties within its exclusive service territory in Indio and surrounding Coachella Valley communities, governed by an elected Board of Directors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Wastewater Management

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA)

Keywords

• Wastewater collection services
• Wastewater treatment operations
• Reclaimed water recycling
• Municipal sanitary services
• Water reclamation facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Indio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wastewater Service Fees: Revenue generated from wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling services provided to residential and commercial customers in the district service area. Fees are structured based on rates approved by the Board of Directors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Valley Sanitary District provides wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling services to residential and commercial properties within its California Special District boundaries in Indio and surrounding Coachella Valley communities. The District operates a Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) that processes collected wastewater to environmental compliance standards and produces reclaimed water for beneficial reuse.

Product overview

Valley Sanitary District provides essential public utility services for Indio and surrounding communities, operating as a California Special District since 1925. The District's core offerings are integrated wastewater management services including collection, treatment, and recycling of wastewater. These are delivered through interconnected operational units: Sanitation Collections gathers wastewater; Treatment Operations processes it at the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF); Environmental Compliance Services and Laboratory provide monitoring and regulatory adherence; the Pretreatment Program manages industrial discharge; and the Recycled/Reclaimed Water Project enables beneficial reuse of treated water. Supporting services include a Dump Station for RV waste disposal, a Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Grant Program, and a Capital Improvement Program that funds infrastructure upgrades including collection system rehabilitation, treatment plant upgrades, and solar power initiatives. The District also operates an Internship Program to develop future workforce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Collection Services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• East Valley Reclamation AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint authority for reclaimed water projects serving the East Valley region, allowing for collaborative water reclamation and recycled water initiatives between Valley Sanitary District and other regional partners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Western Municipal Water District: Riverside County Special District providing water and wastewater services to portions of western Riverside County. Comparable as a public-utility peer offering wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse in the same California regulatory framework, though with a different geographic focus.
• Eastern Municipal Water District: Larger California Special District providing water, wastewater, and recycled water services across a broad swath of western Riverside County. Comparable to VSD as a fellow public wastewater utility with a similar service-portfolio model (collection, treatment, recycling) but operating at significantly greater scale and geographic scope.
• Imperial Irrigation District: Large California Special District providing water and energy services in Imperial County. Comparable as a public, multi-purpose utility operating wastewater infrastructure in the Colorado River basin alongside VSD, though at much greater scale and broader functional scope.
• Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County: The largest wastewater treatment agency in the United States, operating a network of treatment plants across Los Angeles County. Comparable as a California public-utility peer providing municipal wastewater collection, treatment, and biosolids management under the same state regulatory framework, but at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• Coachella Valley Water District: Regional water and wastewater utility serving much of the Coachella Valley outside VSD's footprint. Directly comparable because it operates wastewater collection and treatment in the same geography and addresses overlapping customer demand for recycled water via the same East Valley Reclamation Authority partnership.
• Desert Water Agency: Coachella Valley water agency focused on water supply and groundwater management. Comparable as a regional utility operating in VSD's geographic market and indirectly linked through Coachella Valley water-resource planning that affects VSD's recycled-water customer base.
• Rancho California Water District: Riverside County Special District providing water, wastewater, and recycled water services in the Temecula/Murrieta area. Comparable as a peer Special District operating an integrated wastewater value chain including recycled water distribution in Southern California.
• Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District: Riverside County Special District providing water and wastewater services in the Lake Elsinore area. Comparable as a peer California Special District operating municipal wastewater collection, treatment, and recycled water programs in the same regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• Hi-Desert Water District: Special District serving the Morongo Basin with water and wastewater services. Direct peer because it is a similarly sized California Special District operating collection, treatment, and reclaimed-water programs in a desert region of California under the same regulatory regime.
• Mission Springs Water District: Special District in the Coachella Valley region providing water and wastewater services to Desert Hot Springs and surrounding communities. Direct peer because it operates a similar small-scale municipal wastewater collection and treatment system within the same regulatory environment and climate context as VSD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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