Company Overview

Park Water Company (Park) is a Class A, investor-owned, public water utility operating under the regulatory oversight of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Park's customers are in three separate service areas: Compton/Willowbrook (Compton West), Lynwood/Rancho Dominguez (Compton East), and Bellflower/Norwalk. As a water utility, our primary activities include the collection, storage, distribution and sale of domestic water. Park serves an estimated 112,000 people through about 28,000 accounts.

Park's service area is 98 percent residential, with the balance comprised of commercial/industrial/institutional 1 percent and public sector/recycled water accounts 1percent. The water demand for residential and commercial customers is approximately 89 percent of total demand.

Park's commercial sector includes multi-family residences and retail businesses. The public authority sector includes local government, schools, hospitals, parks and governmental businesses such as the US Post Office. Park's recycled accounts include plant nurseries, Caltrans, five parks, a golf course, schools, and city irrigation areas.

Park obtains its water supply from three sources: imported water (79%), groundwater (19%) and recycled water (2%). Park's potable, imported and recycled water supplies are purchased from the Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD), a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.