Olivehurst Public Utility District

What Olivehurst Public Utility District does

Olivehurst Public Utility District (OPUD) is a California special district established in 1948 to deliver essential municipal services to residents and property owners of Olivehurst and the Plumas Lake community in Yuba County. The district operates four core service departments: Water (distribution and management of municipal water supply), Wastewater (collection, treatment, and sewer infrastructure maintenance), Fire (suppression, emergency response, burn permits, fire-prevention education, and a warning siren system for natural-disaster evacuation alerts), and Parks and Recreation (Riverside Meadows Park, spray parks, a public swimming pool, and recreational programs). A Public Works function coordinates pipeline replacement, meter installation, and road-construction interface.

OPUD's operating model is that of a publicly accountable special district: governance rests with an elected Board of Directors, with separate standing committees (Water and Wastewater, Parks and Recreation, Fire and Safety) meeting on a published schedule. Revenue is generated through rates and charges on district ratepayers, supplemented by state grant funding (notably California DWR and IRWMP Prop 1 for the Meter Installation Project). The district has launched digital service channels — an online bill-pay platform and an online service-request system — and offers a Spanish-language version of its website. The site is operated on the Streamline special-district technology platform. Active capital programs include the Historic Olivehurst Pipeline Replacement Project Phase 2, the district-wide Meter Installation Project, the Lift Station 14 wastewater project, and the South County Project, all signaling ongoing infrastructure modernization within the service territory.

Name

Olivehurst Public Utility District

Legal name

Olivehurst Public Utility District

Website

https://opud.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Olivehurst Public Utility District is a California special district established in 1948 that provides water distribution, wastewater treatment, fire protection, and parks and recreation services to residents of Olivehurst and Plumas Lake in Yuba County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Fire Protection (92216)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Water distribution services
• Wastewater treatment services
• Fire protection services
• Parks and recreation services
• Municipal utility district

Headquarters

HQ city

Olivehurst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain

Core offering

Olivehurst Public Utility District (OPUD) provides four core public services to the Olivehurst and Plumas Lake communities in Yuba County, California: (1) water distribution, (2) wastewater collection and treatment, (3) fire protection and emergency response through the Olivehurst Fire Department, and (4) parks and recreation facilities. As a California special district of local government, OPUD operates as the regulated utility provider within its defined service area, billing customers for water, sewer, fire, and parks services.

Product overview

Olivehurst Public Utility District provides essential municipal utility services including water distribution, wastewater treatment, fire department services, and parks and recreation facilities. The district operates as a unified service provider with digital platforms for online bill pay and service requests. Services are organized by department (Parks, Public Works, Water, Wastewater, Fire) and delivered through the district office and various community facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Distribution Service
• Wastewater Collection and Treatment Service
• Fire Protection Service
• Parks and Recreation Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Water Works Company: Largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility. Provides the same regulated water/wastewater services as OPUD across multiple states but at enterprise scale, serving as a broad industry incumbent comparable.
• East Bay Municipal Utility District: Large California public utility providing water and wastewater services to the East Bay. Comparable in service categories (water + wastewater + recreation) but operates at substantially greater scale and complexity than OPUD.

Direct peers

• California Water Service Company: Largest investor-owned water utility in California, providing regulated water service to residential and commercial customers across hundreds of California communities — directly comparable core offering to OPUD's water distribution function.
• Sacramento Area Sewer District: Special district providing wastewater collection and treatment to Sacramento County communities. Direct comparable for OPUD's wastewater treatment function under California special district governance.
• Rio Linda / Elverta Recreation and Park District: California special district providing parks, recreation, and community facilities to a small suburban community. Closest peer for OPUD's Parks and Recreation department in terms of scale and service model.

Regional players

• San Juan Water District: Wholesale and retail water district serving the Sacramento region. Comparable California special district providing municipal water service, treatment, and distribution with public governance.
• Sacramento Suburban Water District: Special district providing water service to suburban Sacramento County communities. Operates under the same California special district framework as OPUD with analogous retail water delivery and capital improvement functions.
• Yuba Water Agency: Public water agency serving Yuba County, the same county as Olivehurst. Comparable in providing water resources, flood control, and public infrastructure oversight to a Northern California community.
• Linda County Water District: Neighboring small community water district adjacent to Olivehurst in Yuba County. Closest geographic peer with similar scale, customer base, and small-staff special district operating model.
• Placer County Water Agency: Northern California public water agency providing wholesale and retail water service. Comparable in providing regulated water infrastructure and supply to a multi-county service territory adjacent to OPUD's region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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