Facilities
Organization
Mission: Provide responsible and creative stewardship of Petaluma’s water resources
Personnel: 54 full time
Water
Paula Lane Storage Tank
Sources of Supply: Sonoma County Water Agency (90%), local supply (10%)
Miles of Pipe: 278
Fire Hydrants: 2,405
System Valves: 6,965
Pumping Stations: Seven
Water Storage Reservoirs: 10
Storage Capacity: 13 million gallons
Average Daily Production: 7.7 million gallons per day
Number of Water Main and Service Breaks Repaired Annually: 250
Drinking Water Savings Through Conservation Efforts: 100 million gallons per year (equal to amount of water used by 926 homes on an annual basis)
Wastewater &
Recycled Water
Replacing 100-year old water main in Washington Street
Treatment Facility: Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility
Number of Federal/State Regulatory Permits: four
Pumping Stations: nine
Manholes: 3,664
Miles of Pipeline: 192
Annual Amount of Wastewater Cleaned: 1,500 million gallons
Annual Amount of Recycled Water Produced: 900 million gallons
Year Began Water Recycling: 1984
Recycled Water Uses: golf courses, agriculture, vineyard. At the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, tertiary recycled water is used for process water, landscape irrigation, toilet flushing and fire protection.
Drinking Water Savings Through Use of Recycled Water: 400 million gallons per year (equal to amount of water used by 3700 homes on an annual basis)
Surface Water
Miles of Storm Water Pipe: 142
Number of Catch Basins: 3,241
Pumping Stations: 3
River Level/Flood Monitoring: Flood Alert System
Number of River Gauges: eight
Administrative Offices
202 North McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
phone: 707.778.4546
fax: 707.778.4508
email: water@ci.petaluma.ca.us
Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Monday - Friday
Utility Billing
11 English Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
phone: 707.778.4350
Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Monday – Thursday
Water, Sewer, or
Storm Water Emergency
phone: 707.778.4546
Water Conservation
phone: 707.778.4507
email:
conservation@ci.petaluma.ca.us
Ellis Creek
Water Recycling Facility
3890 Cypress Drive
Petaluma, CA 94954
phone: 707.776.3777
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