Suburban Water Systems

	Incorporated - 1953
	Organization Structure - Suburban is a subsidiary of SouthWest Water Company, one of the country's premier providers of water management services. Southwest Water is a $80 million water management company, providing both regulated utility services and contract operations in the states of California, New Mexico, Texas and Mississippi.
	Service Area - Suburban has a 41-square-mile service area that covers all or portions of Glendora, Covina, West Covina, La Puente, Hacienda Heights, City of Industry, Whittier, La Mirada, La Habra, Buena Park and unincorporated portions of Los Angeles and Orange counties. (Service Area Map)
	Operating Districts - Suburban has two operating districts: San Jose Hills, which serves portions of the San Gabriel Valley, and the Whittier/La Mirada district. Customer service is provided by offices in La Puente and La Mirada.
	Sources of Supply - About 80% of the water Suburban provides comes from company-owned wells that pump local groundwater from the Main San Gabriel and Central Basins. The remaining 20% of Suburban's supply is purchased from several wholesale agencies, including the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
	Water Service Connections - Suburban has about 74,000 residential and business service connections.
	Population Served - About 300,000
	Total Production - 52,696 acre-feet a year
	Facilities - 14 wells, 116 booster pumps, 31 reservoirs, 838 miles of pipeline
	Regulation - Suburban is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
	Employees - 100
	Administrative Center - Suburban's main office, located in the city of Covina, houses administrative and management, including engineering and other support services.

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