California Department of Water Resources

California water loss

609 systems, 4,899 filed years. Priced from each utility's own reported rates.

Median loss, FY2025
6.9%
Half of California's systems are above this. The 90th percentile is 20.5%.
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137
The reported figure moves more than three quarters of the state's do — describing measurement rather than water. Filter to these.

See these systems on a map — each service area shaded by the loss figure it filed.

What these systems charge — the monthly residential bill at 4,488 gallons, computed from the fixed charge and tiers each one filed.

Sort by any column. The cohorts above are filters, not separate lists. This table carries every system in a cohort, plus the 100 with the largest annual cost — 231 of 609. The rest are listed under every system, and every system's own page carries its full filed history.

SystemLossvs stateMovement/yrConnectionsCost of losses/yr
Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power8.6%57%0.8 pts 10%→8% FY2019755,768$39.2M
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission13.1%78%1.3 pts 11%→13% FY2023180,895$15.7M
San Diego7.6%54%3.9 pts 11%→21% FY2023375,620$14.8M
East Bay Municipal Utility District9.1%49%1 pts 11%→9% FY2024380,501$11.4M
San Jose Water Company7.7%41%0.9 pts 7%→8% FY2021236,388$5.6M
Modesto Main5.8%35%1.7 pts 9%→6% FY202575,123$4.9M
Coachella Valley Water District (cove)9.2%60%4.9 pts 11%→26% FY2019113,163$4.4M
Eastern Municipal Water District7.3%52%3.1 pts 4%→9% FY2024180,129$3.4M
Marin Municipal Water District9.1%50%1.3 pts 9%→11% FY201763,863$3.3M
Pasadena7.7%55%2 pts 9%→4% FY202138,637$3.3M
El Dorado Irrigation District - Main16.2%76%2.8 pts 27%→22% FY202244,646$3.0M
Sgvwc - Fontana Water Company7.1%34%2.1 pts 6%→11% FY201750,132$2.2M
Fresno8.6%46%0.5 pts 8%→9% FY2023141,623$2.0M
Roseville9.6%53%2 pts 3%→7% FY202252,102$2.0M
Anaheim Public5.1%17%1.7 pts 4%→7% FY202064,850$1.9M
Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 409.0%51%56,817$1.8M
Vallejo - Main22.0%88%5.2 pts 19%→28% FY202139,156$1.6M
San Bernardino Municipal11.5%61%1.1 pts 11%→8% FY202147,707$1.6M
Oxnard7.1%34%3.2 pts 2%→9% FY202241,954$1.6M
Goleta Water District9.0%49%1.9 pts 4%→9% FY202317,221$1.5M
Pomona8.2%44%3 pts 4%→11% FY201930,796$1.5M
Gswc - Southwest6.5%29%0.6 pts 6%→7% FY202254,249$1.5M
Contra Costa Water District14.2%71%1.1 pts 12%→14% FY202462,253$1.4M
Yuba City14.4%71%1.4 pts 11%→16% FY202219,523$1.4M
Palo Alto5.1%16%1.1 pts 9%→6% FY202224,023$1.4M
Stockton5.4%30%19.1 pts 63%→5% FY202551,730$1.4M
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency6.8%49%3.4 pts 1%→7% FY202477,112$1.4M
Cws Bk Bakersfield11.8%62%2.8 pts 12%→7% FY201967,916$1.3M
Cws Dom Dominguez2.8%4%1.3 pts 3%→6% FY202035,086$1.3M
Cws Bg Bear Gulch5.8%22%1.2 pts 4%→7% FY201919,472$1.3M
Sacramento Department Of4.8%14%1.5 pts 10%→8% FY2022143,767$1.3M
Valley Center Municipal Water District5.8%37%0.9 pts 5%→7% FY202210,597$1.2M
Escondido6.5%29%3.2 pts 13%→2% FY202227,153$1.2M
Cws Pv Palos Verdes4.2%9%2.4 pts 11%→5% FY201824,902$1.2M
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District6.7%31%1.1 pts 6%→9% FY201949,334$1.1M
California - American Water Company - Monterey District - Main8.0%42%2.2 pts 13%→8% FY202440,001$1.1M
Santa Clara9.3%51%2.1 pts 4%→9% FY202326,026$1.1M
Irvine Ranch Water District6.1%43%1 pts 9%→6% FY2021125,929$1.1M
Cws Stk Stockton11.5%60%1.4 pts 7%→10% FY201946,397$1.1M
Helix Water District4.8%22%0.9 pts 5%→6% FY202059,861$1.0M
Pleasanton10.4%65%3.6 pts 20%→11% FY201722,372$1.0M
Cucamonga Valley Water District6.2%45%2.9 pts 4%→12% FY202049,991$999,000
Oceanside5.0%26%2.5 pts 6%→11% FY201744,715$983,000
Cws Mps San Mateo9.5%52%1.2 pts 10%→8% FY201726,473$966,000
Corona5.9%38%1.2 pts 11%→7% FY201746,569$951,000
Otay Water District5.3%28%0.5 pts 5%→6% FY202453,476$943,000
Orange7.3%36%1.1 pts 13%→9% FY201736,570$935,000
Napa8.6%46%2 pts 9%→6% FY201826,362$906,000
Cws Las Los Altos7.3%37%1 pts 8%→6% FY202119,278$898,000
Woodland15.3%74%4.2 pts 3%→16% FY201918,187$892,000
Sonoma County Water Agency4.7%18%1.8 pts 2%→5% FY2019266$886,000
Sweet2.5%9%1.3 pts 7%→4% FY201834,966$881,000
Santa Ana4.7%20%0.4 pts 6%→5% FY202146,743$879,000
Lac Waterworks District 40, Region 4 & 344.9%15%0.8 pts 8%→6% FY202052,963$873,000
Burlingame7.1%52%1 pts 8%→6% FY20189,225$834,000
Tracy14.4%81%5.7 pts 23%→8% FY201828,950$802,000
Placer County Water Agency Foothill Sunset9.3%51%1.9 pts 11%→6% FY202129,531$802,000
Monte Vista Water District9.7%62%2.6 pts 17%→10% FY202512,420$790,000
Modesto16.6%80%72,015$774,000
Fullerton3.4%7%1.1 pts 3%→6% FY202232,138$756,000
Hayward7.6%40%2.4 pts 2%→6% FY202038,085$728,000
Bakersfield15.3%84%2.4 pts 8%→15% FY202555,158$726,000
Long Beach1.6%4%1.3 pts 2%→5% FY202092,563$726,000
Los Angeles County Waterworks District 294.3%10%0.9 pts 9%→6% FY20177,761$719,000
Milpitas16.1%75%2.1 pts 15%→11% FY201716,750$718,000
Mesa Water District4.8%23%0.6 pts 5%→4% FY202222,529$702,000
Cws Ela East Los Angeles5.4%19%1.5 pts 7%→4% FY202327,361$685,000
California American Water - San Diego District8.8%51%1.4 pts 5%→9% FY201721,905$684,000
Tustin7.6%39%2 pts 10%→5% FY201814,419$683,000
Humboldt Community Services District26.0%92%2.4 pts 29%→33% FY20188,067$676,000
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District11.9%62%2.2 pts 3%→9% FY202222,040$663,000
Stockton10.0%54%1.3 pts 10%→8% FY201750,309$661,000
Redwood City6.1%42%1.8 pts 10%→6% FY202124,487$656,000
Clovis3.5%7%0.9 pts 5%→3% FY202140,788$640,000
Torrance Municipal Water - Ca19102136.1%24%1.9 pts 6%→2% FY201827,212$639,000
Olivenhain Municipal Water District7.0%33%0.6 pts 8%→7% FY202423,751$631,000
Gswc - West Orange7.5%39%1.3 pts 8%→6% FY202128,970$625,000
Vista Irrigation District3.9%16%2.5 pts 11%→6% FY201828,811$624,000
Sunnyvale15.6%74%1.7 pts 8%→14% FY202229,717$623,000
Marina Coast Water District9.8%53%2.2 pts 11%→6% FY20208,620$619,000
Alameda County Water District5.3%17%0.9 pts 5%→9% FY201788,634$611,000
Brentwood12.4%65%1.1 pts 9%→14% FY202132,928$590,000
Daly City12.7%76%5 pts 4%→12% FY202223,439$586,000
California - American Water Company - Ventura District - Thousand Oaks/newbury11.2%59%3.3 pts 16%→9% FY202120,643$578,000
California - American Water Company - San Diego District - Coronado4.3%10%1.5 pts 5%→9% FY201722,028$570,000
Santa Barbara12.2%73%1.8 pts 1%→11% FY201926,238$566,000
Victorville5.0%16%4 pts 14%→6% FY201738,339$559,000
Carlsbad Municipal Water District6.1%40%1.3 pts 9%→5% FY201829,506$549,000
Cws Liv Livermore6.0%24%2.2 pts 3%→8% FY201819,184$533,000
Poway7.0%51%4.1 pts 15%→5% FY201714,269$530,000
Mountain View5.9%38%1.5 pts 9%→4% FY201818,952$528,000
Cws Sln Salinas6.6%30%1.4 pts 6%→3% FY201825,066$523,000
Walnut Valley Water District6.0%40%1.1 pts 8%→6% FY202527,842$523,000
Newport Beach5.4%31%1.4 pts 7%→4% FY202226,769$523,000
Cws Hr Hermosa Redondo4.2%9%2 pts 5%→8% FY201727,774$522,000
Fairfield17.5%79%4.3 pts 10%→21% FY201733,224$519,000
Burbank Water And Power5.7%33%0.8 pts 4%→6% FY201927,810$512,000
Redlands6.7%30%6.3 pts 21%→6% FY201822,859$502,000
Scv Water - Santa Clarita12.9%67%3.4 pts 12%→7% FY202233,503$500,000
Cws Vis Visalia3.1%5%0.5 pts 5%→3% FY201849,144$496,000
Menlo Park11.0%58%4.6 pts 1%→11% FY20184,606$309,000
Martinez24.9%90%4.7 pts 28%→18% FY202010,394$299,000
El Centro22.7%91%9.7 pts 4%→36% FY201810,056$272,000
Atascadero Mutual Water Company14.3%71%4.5 pts 9%→19% FY202311,037$265,000
Rialto3.4%13%5.7 pts 20%→4% FY202112,553$206,000
Coalinga20.8%91%4.4 pts 5%→13% FY20194,061$187,000
Glendora19.1%89%4.4 pts 8%→16% FY202213,816$176,000
Rubio Cañon Land And Water Association7.3%35%4.8 pts 21%→7% FY20243,159$168,000
East Palo Alto14.7%82%4.6 pts 2%→11% FY20234,068$147,000
Benicia11.3%59%4.5 pts 13%→4% FY20199,685$134,000
California City19.4%86%9.6 pts 40%→20% FY20174,474$131,000
Lompoc5.6%25%5.3 pts 5%→13% FY201710,012$128,000
Adelanto15.2%79%4.4 pts 11%→19% FY20199,345$126,000
California - American Water Company - Sacramento District - Antelope8.1%43%4.7 pts 0%→10% FY201710,768$124,000
Calexico - City Of6.9%50%6.4 pts 24%→5% FY20198,638$116,000
Amador Water Agency - Ione18.1%81%4.9 pts 5%→16% FY20222,386$110,000
Riverbank17.4%79%5.7 pts 6%→17% FY20247,553$110,000
Fortuna, City Of14.7%72%4.8 pts 26%→9% FY20194,695$108,000
Yucaipa Valley Water District16.2%76%5.4 pts 3%→16% FY202314,050$107,000
Corcoran17.1%78%8.1 pts 5%→28% FY20194,172$103,000
Hanford13.3%69%4.5 pts 2%→14% FY201718,712$99,600
Reedley38.6%98%4.4 pts 22%→35% FY20176,375$99,300
Vallejo - Lakes44.4%99%5.4 pts 40%→49% FY2021906$95,300
Patterson, City Of10.9%57%6.2 pts 10%→21% FY20217,367$88,900
Port Hueneme7.5%38%4.6 pts 13%→4% FY20235,858$84,500
Arcata36.2%97%5.1 pts 19%→36% FY20246,332$81,600
Cws Oro Oroville13.3%68%5.2 pts 16%→4% FY20223,883$81,500
Lodi9.6%61%4.9 pts 4%→21% FY202129,030$79,100
Sacramento County Water Agency - Mather Sunrise30.5%95%4.7 pts 19%→31% FY20249,633$71,400
Oakdale12.7%66%5 pts 16%→1% FY20198,320$63,200
Suisun-solano17.3%79%4.8 pts 6%→17% FY20248,768$59,000
Signal Hill4.7%21%4.5 pts 7%→14% FY20223,131$53,300
Greenfield1.7%5%7.7 pts 19%→5% FY20194,010$49,100
Atwater20.2%89%10.9 pts 12%→36% FY20227,885$48,700
Liberty Utilities (park Water)5.8%22%6.9 pts 2%→22% FY20227,035$40,600
Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District18.2%84%5.2 pts 5%→28% FY20174,671$34,700
Cws Krv South Lake25.9%92%10.7 pts 8%→36% FY20181,036$33,400
Kingsburg10.2%55%10.2 pts 77%→12% FY20174,158$30,600
Sacramento County Water Agency - Arden Park Vista24.9%90%23.6 pts 7%→46% FY20203,088$30,500
Livingston18.1%81%4.5 pts 2%→18% FY20243,594$30,100
Gswc - Clearlake54.2%99%5.5 pts 56%→39% FY20222,228$28,500
Galt11.7%69%5.4 pts 5%→18% FY20208,299$27,700
California - American Water Company - Sacramento District - Fruitridge Vista16.2%76%11.2 pts 11%→48% FY20214,743$24,700
Gswc - Edna Road12.9%67%6.7 pts 7%→19% FY2017619$24,500
Coachella Valley Water District Id1121.5%89%6.8 pts 25%→15% FY20182,985$23,200
Mountain House17.6%80%5.9 pts 6%→20% FY20187,334$22,600
Calaveras County Water District24.6%94%10.7 pts 31%→10% FY20233,864$22,500
Exeter36.7%95%12.6 pts 6%→37% FY20193,336$17,800
Scv Water - Tesoro38.0%97%9.3 pts 10%→31% FY20221,467$17,400
Sweetwater Springs Water District23.2%89%5.7 pts 16%→28% FY20232,583$16,000
California - American Water Company - Hillview District - Hillview - Oakhurst/sierra Lakes11.8%62%5.4 pts 20%→12% FY20241,119$15,900
Calaveras County Water District27.7%95%4.7 pts 31%→24% FY20232,754$15,700
Groveland Community Services District26.7%93%4.7 pts 18%→27% FY20243,274$15,200
Calaveras County Water District31.7%96%11.8 pts 50%→19% FY20225,989$13,700
Big Bear City Csd18.9%88%4.4 pts 19%→11% FY20216,228$13,100
California - American Water Company - Monterey District - Hidden Hills15.0%73%6.8 pts 31%→15% FY2024463$12,800
Tuolumne Utilites District - Sonora19.8%84%4.4 pts 10%→20% FY20245,131$12,500
Cws Av Leona Valley18.2%81%5 pts 18%→5% FY2018453$12,200
Shafter14.0%70%5.1 pts 12%→2% FY20184,998$11,400
California - American Water Company - Monterey District - Ambler Park14.7%72%4.7 pts 24%→15% FY2024413$10,900
California - American Water Company - Monterey District - Toro26.8%93%8.8 pts 9%→21% FY2020420$10,600
Paradise Irrigation District30.8%95%13.9 pts 24%→71% FY201912,777$9,260
Cws Krv Onyx8.2%44%5.1 pts 23%→7% FY2021236$8,920
Suburban35.6%97%16.7 pts 3%→36% FY20241,564$8,660
Cws Sln Las Lomas13.7%69%7 pts 19%→4% FY2018628$7,920
Cws Krv Lakeland23.0%89%4.8 pts 15%→31% FY2023234$7,700
California American Water Company - Ryan Ranch13.3%73%5.6 pts 6%→14% FY2018203$7,600
Chowchilla1.0%1%8.6 pts 35%→11% FY20184,185$7,270
Cws Krv Upper Bodfish33.3%96%7.1 pts 38%→51% FY2017210$7,140
Saticoy Country Club - City Of Ventura2.5%3%20.8 pts 3%→84% FY201975$7,080
California - American Water Company - Rio Plaza (el Rio)9.2%50%4.8 pts 19%→8% FY2023519$6,830
Modesto - S Turlock (ca5010023)17.2%85%5.2 pts 20%→9% FY2019336$6,260
Modesto - Grayson12.5%74%7 pts 43%→21% FY2024278$5,900
Tuolumne Utilites District - Upper Basin19.8%84%4.7 pts 18%→26% FY20194,899$5,230
Blythe - Mesa Ranch51.7%99%8 pts 33%→56% FY2023188$4,730
Cws Rdv Armstrong Valley17.4%79%8.7 pts 35%→17% FY2024286$4,690
Cws Krv Split Mountain62.2%100%9.1 pts 53%→29% FY2021174$4,640
Placer County Water Agency Alta26.7%92%11.9 pts 24%→52% FY2017405$4,130
California - American Water Company - Sacramento District - Isleton41.9%98%7.5 pts 28%→42% FY2024513$3,670
Sacramento County Water Agency - Metro Air Park29.5%94%15.9 pts 51%→30% FY202460$3,520
Blythe - Hidden Beaches29.7%94%5.1 pts 16%→26% FY2018124$3,250
Tuolumne Utilites District - Columbia17.8%80%9.6 pts 28%→5% FY20182,095$3,200
California - American Water Company - Larkfield District - Geyserville32.6%96%6.4 pts 20%→33% FY2024317$3,070
Tahoe City Public Utility District20.2%85%6.8 pts 24%→13% FY20231,277$2,820
Gswc - Morongo Del Norte22.0%88%7.6 pts 24%→6% FY2022174$2,730
El Dorado Irrigation District - Outingdale21.8%87%19.8 pts 20%→55% FY2023191$2,460
Cws Av Lake Hughes51.9%99%10.1 pts 50%→31% FY2018224$2,450
California - American Water Company - Hillview District - Hillview - Goldside3.3%6%5 pts 3%→10% FY2023316$2,360
Big Bear Lake Department Of20.5%90%6 pts 17%→28% FY2024723$2,250
El Dorado Irrigation District - Strawberry16.5%77%24.9 pts 62%→0% FY2018149$2,050
Calaveras County Water District23.3%93%7.9 pts 47%→34% FY2023572$1,780
Cws Sln Country Meadows9.2%50%7.6 pts 23%→5% FY2020107$1,680
Cws Rdv Coast Springs18.4%81%6.5 pts 25%→5% FY2021252$1,410
Modesto - Ceres10.4%65%11.1 pts 37%→7% FY202154$1,350
Tuolumne Utilites District - Tuolumne12.0%63%5.8 pts 3%→14% FY2019709$1,340
Lake Arrowhead Csd Ca3610045 Rim Forest32.2%97%10 pts 9%→30% FY2023296$1,190
Sacramento County Water Agency - East Walnut Grove23.7%89%7.5 pts 4%→24% FY2024171$1,180
Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District3.3%8%6 pts 12%→1% FY2019210$1,040
Modesto - N Turlock11.8%71%10.5 pts 73%→22% FY201852$956
Cws Vis Tulco35.3%97%4.6 pts 5%→16% FY2017185$947
Tuolumne Utilites Dis. Ponderosa Hills21.2%87%6.2 pts 12%→25% FY2019639$828
California - American Water Company - Hillview District - Hillview - Raymond41.0%98%9.6 pts 22%→41% FY2024104$818
Cws Rdv Hawkins20.0%85%4.6 pts 14%→27% FY201751$764
Gswc - Sisquoc14.9%73%11.9 pts 72%→23% FY201979$704
Calaveras County Water District29.1%96%6.5 pts 17%→35% FY2021107$703
Lake Arrowhead Comm Svcs District 361008715.1%76%6.2 pts 11%→20% FY2020227$624
Tahoe City Public Utility District33.9%96%5.7 pts 45%→34% FY2024195$582
Sacramento County Water Agency - Hood Water Maintenance District12.1%63%11.5 pts 53%→12% FY202486$570
Modesto - C Turlock1.2%2%11.9 pts 67%→26% FY201836$539
California - American Water Company - Monterey District - Chualar9.1%50%9.5 pts 27%→3% FY2022198$522
Tuolumne Utilites District - Apple Valley4.7%13%8.8 pts 34%→8% FY2019299$505
Cws Rdv Noel Heights20.0%85%19.7 pts 46%→17% FY202247$443
California - American Water Company - Sacramento District - Security Park14.9%73%12.4 pts 42%→71% FY201937$441
Placer County Water Agency Monte Vista0.8%0%9.6 pts 31%→5% FY201720$419
Cws Rdv Rancho Del Paradiso12.6%66%11.1 pts 32%→9% FY201860$386
Nid Smartsville23.4%89%7.2 pts 36%→23% FY202443$354
North Tahoe PUD - Carnelian Woods13.1%68%9.4 pts 28%→13% FY2024295$339
California - American Water Company - Monterey District - Ralph Lane4.8%14%12 pts 41%→12% FY202128$331
Cws Vis Mullen25.7%91%10 pts 61%→39% FY201744$297
Wmwd - Rainbow35.7%97%8.8 pts 25%→44% FY202040$271
North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove30.9%95%4.4 pts 29%→36% FY2019279$271
Lompoc71.7%100%29.1 pts 82%→15% FY202113$244
Apple Valley Ranchos Water - Bellview17.1%78%4.8 pts 2%→10% FY201850$243
Big Bear Lake Department Of4.8%24%11.1 pts 38%→14% FY2021133$193
California - American Water Company - Hillview District - Hillview - Coarsegold19.0%83%9.6 pts 32%→19% FY202427$191
Tuolumne Utilites District - Scenic View14.5%74%6.6 pts 14%→26% FY2020125$138
Calaveras County Water District54.4%99%11 pts 62%→38% FY202247$96
Tdpud Hirschdale8.4%45%9.7 pts 49%→17% FY202026$90
Tuolumne Utilites District - Phoenix Lake7.3%39%10.9 pts 44%→7% FY202356$49
Tuolumne Utilites District22.8%88%23.4 pts 79%→25% FY201933$6
Amador Water Agency - Pg&e0.7%0%12.4 pts 100%→1% FY20239

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