Carlsbad Municipal Water District

The Carlsbad Municipal Water District (CMWD) is a subsidiary district of the City of Carlsbad. CMWD's service area covers approximately 85 percent of the City, an area of about 32 square miles. Not all residents receive water from CMWD, some residents may receive water service from the Olivenhain Municipal Water District or the Vallecitos Water District. To determine whether your property is located within these districts, please view the Water and Sewer District maps. Three major services are delivered by CMWD: water, wastewater (sewer) collection, and recycled water.

Water Service

CMWD currently purchases 100% of its water as treated water from the San Diego County Water Authority (CWA). Over 21,000 acre feet of water is provided annually to about 83,000 people through more than 25,000 meters. The majority of the 434 miles of pipeline in the distribution system is fairly new. During the development of CMWD's distribution system, a tremendous commitment was made to provide adequate storage and sufficient pipeline capacity. CMWD presently has nineteen days of storage capacity at average daily demands. Total storage in CMWD reservoirs equals 247 million gallons.

Sewer Service

CMWD also provides wastewater (sewer) collection services through 145 miles of collection pipelines, 40 miles of sewer laterals and 16 pump stations. Carlsbad's wastewater is delivered to the Encina Wastewater Authority, where it is treated to secondary levels before being released to the ocean.

Recycled Water Service

CMWD supplies over 1,900 acre feet per year of recycled water to local irrigation customers. This recycled water is purchased from the Vallecitos Water District, which owns and operates the Meadowlark Water Treatment Facility in San Marcos. For more information , see Recycled Water in Carlsbad.