EVMWD, a public non-profit agency, was created on December 23, 1950, under the Municipal Water District Act of 1911. As a special district, EVMWD’s powers include the provision of public water service, water supply development and planning, wastewater treatment and disposal, and recycling. Currently, the district has over 45,000 water, wastewater, and agricultural service connections.

A Board of Directors sets governing policy and is the final authority for related appeals. The Board is authorized to set rates, fees, and charges for district services, operations, and debt financing of capital improvements.

EVMWD is a sub-agency of the Western Municipal Water District, a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.