Public Water Authority
Sacramento County Water Agency - Laguna/Vineyard Water System
Serving Laguna-Vineyard and South Sacramento County Zone 40 service area
Population served
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.
State system code
FIPS 06
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.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Sacramento County Water Agency - Laguna/Vineyard Water System operates as a public water authority serving Laguna-Vineyard and South Sacramento County Zone 40 service area. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as 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.. Bills are generated 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., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed current SCWA rate schedule was not available as a single verifiable residential 5,000-7,000 gallon bill amount. Because bills are bimonthly and rates can vary by zone, meter classification, and special-service-area charges, a monthly estimate should be computed from the current County bill rather than inferred.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
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 and infrastructure notes
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.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. As a dedicated SCWA-only number in the reviewed official materials. Sacramento County’s Water Resources and utility bill contact route should be used for a broken main, pipeline, or water-quality emergency; the County’s public page does not expose a separate Laguna/Vineyard emergency IVR.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Laguna-Vineyard and South Sacramento County Zone 40 service area
Sacramento County Water Agency - Laguna/Vineyard Water System is listed here as a public water authority. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.