Sacramento County Water Agency - Laguna/Vineyard Water System
Laguna-Vineyard and South Sacramento County Zone 40 service area
Population reference
184,896 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS CA3410029); SCWA reports service to more than 55,000 homes and businesses across its broader retail and wholesale areas, with Laguna/Vineyard as its largest service area.
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Every other month for Sacramento County Water Agency customers. The County bill-and-payment page states that SCWA customers receive a utility bill every other month with water usage and fees.
- Rate structure
- The Agency Code permits both flat-rate and metered retail water charges depending on the service area and account classification. Zone 40 is a conjunctive-use system combining groundwater and surface-water supply; current customer charges are controlled by Sacramento County’s adopted rate schedules and may include zone or special-service-area components.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- SCWA Laguna/Vineyard is a drinking-water agency and the reviewed County materials do not establish a universal SCWA wastewater charge or winter-average sewer calculation. Any sewer or sanitation line may be billed by a separate local provider or through the County consolidated bill; customers must use the line-item descriptions on the current invoice.
- Meter reading
- The Laguna/Vineyard system includes metered retail service and SCWA planning documents identify AMR meter infrastructure in the Zone 40 system. The reviewed public customer pages do not establish a universal residential transmission interval or whether every meter is AMI; bill cycles remain bimonthly.
- New-account deposit
- The Agency may refuse new service when prior County utility bills are unpaid and may require written application, information, and applicable fees. The reviewed SCWA materials did not expose a universal residential startup deposit amount, credit-check waiver, or refund period.
- Activation or transfer fee
- New service requires written application and payment of applicable fees before work begins. Reestablishment after discontinuance is actual cost, not less than $25. The reviewed materials did not identify a universal routine account-name transfer fee for an occupied residence.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
California
67%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Residential cost reference
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Sacramento County Water Agency - Laguna/Vineyard Water System public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (CA3410029) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID CA3410029.