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E n s u r i n g a S t r o n g F u t u r e 3 | P a g e District History The Rio San Diego Municipal Water District was formed in 1955 pursuant to the Municipal Water District Law of 1911 (California Water Code Sections 71000 et seq.) to provide for a supplemental water supply to its residents. On November 2, 1976, voters of Santee County Water District approved dissolution of that district and the merger of that area into the Rio San Diego Municipal Water District. The latter assumed all functions and operations of the former as of December 31, 1976. Effective January 1, 1977, the name was changed to the Padre Dam Municipal Water District (District). The District comprises about 72 square miles and is located in the eastern portion of the County of San Diego, adjacent to the City of El Cajon, approximately 25 miles east of downtown San Diego. Its service area includes the City of Santee and the unincorporated communities of Blossom Valley, Dehesa, Crest, Alpine, Harbison Canyon and Flinn Springs. The District's service area population per January 2016 census data was estimated at 100,142. The District is a multi-purpose public utility providing potable water, recycled water, wastewater services and recreation facilities at the Santee Lakes Preserve. The District is governed by a five-member Board of Directors elected for four-year staggered terms. As of June 30, 2016, the District employed approximately 131 full-time equivalent employees to provide management, engineering maintenance and operation of the District. The District provided service to approximately 24,285 customer accounts as of June 30, 2016 including water and sewer service to 13,545 customer accounts, potable water-only service to approximately 8,972 customer accounts, and sewer-only service to approximately 1,536 customer accounts. Recycled water service was provided to 232 accounts as of June 30, 2016. The District can be segregated into two geographic areas. The District's Western Service Area provides potable water, recycled water and wastewater services to the City of Santee and parts of the City of El Cajon. The Preserve and the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility are located within the Western Service Area. The District also provides sewer-only services to some customers in the Helix and Lakeside water districts and bills these customers directly. The District's Eastern Service Area provides potable water service to the communities of Alpine, Crest, Blossom Valley, Dehesa, Flinn Springs and Harbison Canyon. The District does not provide sewer service to the Eastern Service Area. As of June 30, 2016, approximately 69% of the customers of the Water System were in the Western Service Area compared to 31% in the Eastern Service Area