General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 3 Infrastructure
agencies. The imported water is provided, in part to supplement the existing groundwater
supplies in all areas of the WBMWD, and to provide a barrier through injection wells, to
seawater intrusion into the West Coast Basin.
West Basin Municipal Water District
The West Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD) was formed in 1947 to distribute
imported water from the Colorado River. The WBMWD was annexed to the
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in 1948. It has been distributing water
from the Colorado River since 1948 and from the State Water Project since 1974.
Cal-America Water Company
Cal-America Company provides service to roughly five percent of the City in an area that
is located in the northwest corner of Inglewood.
Golden State Water Company
The City has six emergency connections to the Golden Water State Co. and two
connections to City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. These
interconnections are not primary sources of the city’s water supply.
Water Infrastructure
Inglewood is predominantly a residential community, bordered by the City of Hawthorne
to the south, and to the east, north and west by portions of unincorporated Los Angeles
County and the City of Los Angeles.
The City’s water service area covers approximately 4,600 acres within the City’s
boundaries. Water is provided by the City’s system to roughly 86 percent of the
residences and businesses in the City. 19 In 2005, the City’s water service area included a
population of approximately 98,714 residents through 14,818 connections However,
based on zoning designations, approximately 18,265 residents 20 in the City receive water
service from other agencies. The City’s water distribution system consists of 808,000 feet
(152 miles) of pipe, ranging in size from 3 inches to 30 inches in diameter. The service
area is divided into three distinct pressure zones because of the elevation differences that
vary from 60 to 247 feet above mean sea level.
In general, the City’s domestic water system consists of the following. 21
• 152 miles of pipe, three active wells, water treatment plant
• Two forebay reservoirs— North Inglewood and Morningside
• Two booster pump stations—North Inglewood facility; and at Morningside facility
two imported water supply connections
19 City of Inglewood, Water Master Plan, 2003, Executive Summary, AKM Consulting Engineers
20 City of Inglewood, Water Master Plan, 2003, Executive Summary, AKM Consulting Engineers, pp 3-10.
21 City of Inglewood, Water Master Plan, 2003.
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City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report