The EAWSD water system has almost 3,000 connections, ~97% residential and ~3% commercial/public-entities (e.g., school, library, senior center).  The system serves more than 7,000 people.  The system has more than 110 miles of distribution and transmission lines (above 4" diameter), with ~530 fire hydrants, spread over more than 20 square miles.

Storage reservoirs
The system has 6 storage tanks with 2.5 million gallons maximum total capacity.  These tanks are typically operated at 90% full (~2 Mgal, equivalent to 2-4 days’ supply in summer).  There are 5 booster pump stations to move water from wells to the tanks and two small surge tanks.

Wells
The District owns 15 production wells in four aquifer groups:

*   On a managed, sustained basis (~60% of time to allow regular, routine periods of rest and recovery).

Note: Annual production depends on demand and water rights.

Automation
Most of the primary wells and booster pump stations are automated to fill and maintain tank levels via the SCADA system, which is the computerized monitoring and control system, operated remotely via telemetry.

Pumping capacity
With the 10 primary wells, including the new Well #17, the total managed, sustained pumping capacity currently is 720 kgal/day, with short-term maximum capacity of approximately 1.2 million gallons per day (Mgal/day). In “dry” years, with little or no runoff in the Galisteo Creek alluvium, current managed, sustained capacity is reduced to approximately 540 kgal/day, with short-term maximum capacity of approximately 900 kgal/day.