The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) produces water from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin and serves portions of the City of San Bernardino and portions of unincorporated areas of the County of San Bernardino since 1908. SBMWD delivers more than 47,676 acre-feet per year (15.5 billion gallons) of water to its service area for both commercial and residential use, and serves a population of about 173,000 residents.

SBMWD operates production and distribution facilities that include 60 wells located throughout 45 square miles of water service area, more than 100 million gallons of water storage in 31 covered storage reservoirs, and more than 560 miles of water mains. Since 1990, the Water Department has installed 60 miles of new water lines, added 20.5 million gallons of storage capacity, constructed 10 new production wells, and replaced 3,000 customer water services.

Water Utility employees are highly trained and certified through a combination of course work in water science, years of work experience, and successfully passing a state-administered examination. These certified employees operate, monitor, and regulate wells, reservoirs and treatment plants to ensure the drinking water meets all State and Federal standards.

The water we deliver meets or exceeds all government health and safety standards. We reclaim over 30 million gallons of water each day using innovative and cost-effective methods to make the reclaimed water safe for the environment and for re-use. It is our goal to meet our customer's needs by providing high-quality service in water supply, water reclamation and geothermal heating in the most professional and cost-effective manner possible.