El Dorado Irrigation

El Dorado Irrigation District is an irrigation special district (California Special Districts Association Mapping Project) organized and existing under the California Irrigation District Law (Water Code §20500, et seq.) and authorizing statutes (Water Code §22975, et seq.). The District serves more than 125,000 residents in northern California's El Dorado County. A scenic drive along Highway 50, heading east from the Sacramento County line to South Lake Tahoe, takes you through the heart of EID's service area and gives you an overview of the extraordinary geographic diversity of the region.

The Water Quality Report is an annual summary of the results of ongoing tests for contaminants in drinking water. The report is designed to inform you of the quality of your drinking water. Each year, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) require EID to compile and distribute a report to all of our water customers. The report includes a comparison of the District's water quality to state and federal standards. EID maintains three water systems.

The El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors normally meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Regular meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. in the District's main headquarters building located at 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville. Agendas and board information packets (containing agenda item summaries and staff reports) are available 72 hours prior to a regular board meeting. If you have any questions, please contact the clerk to the board at 530-642-4055.

The District offers several programs and services to City of Placerville and EID customers to help conserve and achieve higher water efficiency in your home or business. These programs include rebates through agency partners and are available at a first-come first-served basis. Request a Home Water Survey, including irrigation system, plumbing retrofits, and leak detection. City of Placerville and EID customers can apply for a rebate towards qualifying purchases of water efficient items. Rebates are granted for qualified purchases in order received until funds are exhausted.

The general manager is appointed by EID's board of directors. The district's six functional departments report to General Manager Jim Abercrombie, who provides direction and guidance for senior managers. Abercrombie has more than 40 years of utility management experience, including 11 years as Amador Water Agency's general manager and 20 years at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Prior to joining EID, he served as PG&E's El Dorado County district manager, from 1987 to 1998. A registered civil engineer, he earned an engineering degree from Santa Clara University and a master's degree in business administration from Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business.

Lori Anzini is currently serving her first term as a board member of the El Dorado Irrigation District, Division 4. She is a retiree of East Bay Municipal Utility District, in Oakland, California, where she gained in-depth knowledge of how a large water delivery system works. EBMUD services over 1.3 million people in the East Bay of San Francisco. During her career with EBMUD, she had the privilege of serving her community by being elected to the School Board and then was further elected from there onto the City Council in the City of Pittsburg, California.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law, it is the policy of the El Dorado Irrigation District to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require any of the documents contained in this library in an appropriate alternative format, please contact the ADA Coordinator by phone at (530) 642-4045 or by e-mailing adacoordinator@eid.org.

EID conducts regular Board meetings that are open to the public, normally held the second and fourth Monday of each month. Check our events calendar to see upcoming Board meetings, public workshops and other events. You can receive notices when events or meetings are posted by signing up for eNews. The Communications department produces The Waterfront newsletter six times per year. These newsletters are mailed to our customers along with their bills, or you may receive it electronically if you are signed up for online bill pay.

Alan Day is currently serving his second term as a board member of the El Dorado Irrigation District, Division 5, having been reelected in December 2016. He served as president of the EID board in 2014 and 2019. He also serves as Chairman of EID's Finance, Rates and Charges Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of EID's Legal and Legislative Standing Committee. Additionally, Alan serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the El Dorado Water & Power Authority. Commencing June 26, 2013, Alan was elected to fill the unexpired term of the LAFCO alternate seat that ran until May 2015.

In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, it is the intention of the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID), to provide access to all public facilities, programs and services associated with its operation to all persons with disabilities. The EID's ADA Coordinator is responsible for administering the overall compliance program, and is designated, in accordance with the federal regulation under the ADA, to coordinate the District's efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities on the basis of disability, including investigation of any complaint communicated to the El Dorado Irrigation District alleging discrimination or noncompliance with federal ADA regulations.

In order to fulfill its mission to provide reliable, high-quality water and wastewater treatment services, as well as maintain its federally-licensed hydroelectric project, EID must maintain, repair and replace its valuable capital assets. This page includes some of the larger ongoing (multi-year) projects that EID is undertaking to maintain, rehabilitate and rebuild the vital infrastructure that serves EID's customers 24 hours a day, year round. Visit the project pages listed below to learn more.