Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series highlighting some of the projects included in the Capital Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2027-2031 Preliminary Five-Year Plan.
Each summer, under the Stream Maintenance Program (SMP), Valley Water takes important steps to protect neighborhoods from flooding. Over time, sediment can accumulate in creeks, reducing their capacity to carry stormwater. During heavy rains, this can lead to an increased risk of flooding for nearby homes, roads and businesses.
Valley Water’s mission is to provide safe, clean water, protect against flooding, and care for local streams. Climate change is affecting this mission. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, more severe droughts, a declining Sierra Nevada snowpack and rising sea levels all impact water reliability, infrastructure, and ecosystem health throughout Santa Clara County.
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series highlighting some of the projects included in the Capital Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2027-2031 Preliminary Five-Year Plan.
Each summer, under the Stream Maintenance Program (SMP), Valley Water takes important steps to protect neighborhoods from flooding. Over time, sediment can accumulate in creeks, reducing their capacity to carry stormwater. During heavy rains, this can lead to an increased risk of flooding for nearby homes, roads and businesses.
Valley Water’s mission is to provide safe, clean water, protect against flooding, and care for local streams. Climate change is affecting this mission. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, more severe droughts, a declining Sierra Nevada snowpack and rising sea levels all impact water reliability, infrastructure, and ecosystem health throughout Santa Clara County.
Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT) Hydrologic Data Collection System: Streamflow, precipitation, and reservoir gage data
Board Meetings, Agendas, Videos, and Minutes
Board of Directors Annual Performance Reports
Expense reports are posted to each Board member's web page:
Budget and Financial information
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Protection and Augmentation of Water Supply Report (current)
Investor relations/financial information (including benefits assessment and Safe, Clean Water & Natural Flood Protection rates)
Employee Compensation (as reported to the State Controller)
Current and Recently Awarded bids for Services & Supplies (including public access to bid information)
Executive Managment and Organization Chart
Employee Classifications and Specifications
Key Ordinances:
| Number | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 70-1 | Rules and Regulations Governing the Recording of Ground Water Production (as amended 1987) |
| 72-44 (res.) | Recreation Uses of Groundwater Recharge Facilities |
| 74-38 (res.) | Joint Public Use of District Facilities |
| 90-1 | District Well Ordinance |
| 91-53 | Requirements for Metering of Well Production (resolution) |
| 08-1 | Water Resources Protection Ordinance |
| 10-01 | Lobbyist Ordinance |
| 13-02 | Local Business Enterprise Program Ordinance |
| 22-02 | Drought Outdoor Water Conservation and Enforcement Measures |
| 22-03 | Rules of Decorum in the Participation of Board and Committee Meetings |
| 23-03 | Procedures for the Small Business Enterprise Outreach Program for the Contracting of Construction |
| 23-04 | Procedures for the Contracting of Professional Consultant Services |
For other resolutions, see Board Meetings, Agendas & Minutes or submit a public records request.
Watching Our Watersheds (WOW) Historic Santa Clara Valley
Dam Inundation Maps:
Reservoir Topographic/Bathymetric Maps ("Fisherman's topo maps", "Contours")
District Land (Fee and Easement Maps)
Well Completion Reports are available from the California Dept. of Water Resources
Some District reports are also online at the Internet Archive