Suburban Water Systems’ (Suburban) distribution mains transport water to customers for drinking and domestic uses, irrigation, and fire protection throughout the service area. The distribution mains deteriorate over time and eventually reach the end of their useful life, with one indication being pipe breaks. Suburban works to proactively replace more […]
Read More...Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 128 Reservoir and Equipment Replacement
Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 128 is a critical water pumping and storage facility in the City of La Puente that meets customer drinking, domestic, irrigation, and firefighting needs in Hacienda Heights. The site has a 0.5-million-gallon concrete reservoir and six electric booster pumps. The reservoir is over 100 years old […]
Read More...Plant 413 Electrical Upgrades
Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 413 pump station is a critical facility serving residents in Unincorporated Los Angeles County (Whittier) and the City of La Mirada. This plant boosts well water from Plant 224 through a transmission pipeline (D-line has no customer services tapped) into higher elevation pressure zones for drinking, […]
Read More...La Pluma and Pastrana Pipeline Project
Suburban Water Systems’ (Suburban) distribution waterlines provide customers with drinking, domestic, irrigation, and fire protection water. The La Pluma & Pastrana Pipeline Project in the City of La Mirada will replace 3.5 miles of aging water lines that are in poor condition and are experiencing leaks. The project area is […]
Read More...Plant 109 R2 Recoating Project
Suburban Water Systems’ Plant 109 is a critical water pumping and storage facility that meets the drinking, domestic, irrigation, and firefighting needs of customers in the City of West Covina. Plant 109 has two steel water tanks that were constructed in 1951. The tanks have a paint and a coating […]
Read More...Plant 236 Generator Project
Suburban Water Systems (SWS) Plant 236 is a critical water pumping station that serves residents in the Friendly Hills neighborhood in the City of Whittier. It lifts water for drinking, domestic, irrigation, and firefighting needs at higher elevations. Plant 236 uses electricity from Southern California Edison (SCE) to power booster […]
Read More...Welcome Sativa Customers!
Dear Valued Customer, We are pleased to announce that Suburban Water Systems is your new water provider. Welcome Sativa customers to the Suburban family; we are grateful for the opportunity to serve you and your family. Suburban provides safe and reliable water service to 300,000 people in communities in Los […]
Read More...Willow Channel Crossing Pipeline Replacement
Suburban installed a new 12-inch diameter steel pipe on the bridge crossing the Walnut Creek Channel at Willow Avenue to replace a leaking waterline that was abandoned in 2014. The existing pipe could not be repaired because it is located beneath the existing concrete flood control channel. The northwest corner […]
Read More...Go Paperless and Enter for a Chance to Win $500
Sign up now, create a customer portal account, & switch to paperless billing. Other benefits include: 1. Go to www.swwc.com/myaccount. Click on “Need a profile? Sign up.” 2. Sign up for a profile & click “Submit.” 3. Congratulations! Your customer portal account is complete. Log back into your account […]
Read More...Whittier Narrows Recreational Park Clean Up
Suburban Water Systems is a proud community partner and enjoys volunteering throughout our service area. Special shout out to our Engineering team for planning a team park clean up at Whittier Narrows Recreational Park. We filled 5 big bags of trash thrilled to give community members a clean space to […]
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