Dr. Y’Anad Burrell, PhD
Community Affairs Representative
7/14/26
Hercules City Council
Presentation
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Agenda
Who is EBMUD?
Where Your Water Comes From
Emergency Preparedness
Contract Equity Program
Investing in Education
Caring for the Community
Questions?
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Who is EBMUD?
What is EBMUD?
East Bay Municipal Utility District
(EBMUD) is a not-for-profit utility
Governed by a seven-member elected
board
Your rate dollars directly fund operations
and capital improvements.
All additional revenue is reinvested in the
system
Jakira Jekayinfa-Brown, Associate Electrical Engineer
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Water: 1.4 Million Served
Raw Water System
5 Local Reservoirs
2 Upcountry Reservoirs
Treatment System
6 Water Treatment Plants
Wastewater: 740,000 Served
Wastewater Treatment Plant
processes 50 Million Gallons per
Day (MGD); up to 320 MGD
during wet weather.
EBMUD Service Area
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Where Your Water Comes From
Where Does Your Water Come From?
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Staying Ready - Emergency Preparedness
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• Hydrant & System Maintenance - Approximately 31,000
hydrants systemwide. Regular hydrant testing, flow
evaluations, and coordination with local fire
departments maintain pressure reliability. Standardized hydrant fittings ensure mutual aid readiness.
• Maintenance - regular maintenance of pumps and
generators to ensure readiness of water system
• Building code – exterior of facilities materials comply with fire code to reduce impact from wildfires
• Mutual Assistance - EBMUD is part of California’s
emergency water utility mutual assistance network and
supports other utilities—like in Paradise, and most
recently, Los Angeles.
Readiness and Emergency Response
EBMUD Machine Shop
Typical hydrant in higher elevations
of service area
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What Can You Do? Be Prepared
• Store at least two gallons of water per
person per day
• Plan for 3–7 days of water for each person
and pet
• Keep bottled water, sealed containers, or
emergency water kits
• Know where your water shutoff valve is
and how to use it
• Sign up for local alerts and emergency
notifications
Water Main Break, 2022
Contract Equity Program (CEP)
• To reflect the diversity of our service
areas and impact areas in the firms we
contract with in response to the District
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategic
Plan
Why a CE Program
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• Outreach and Engagement
Key Elements of Contract Equity Program
• Quarterly Matchmaking and Business Expo Events
• Supplier Diversity Expo & Business Matchmaking Fair
• Local Business Partners (local chambers and business organizations) • Vendor Readiness and Technical Assistance
• Construction Resource Center (Richmond)
• Alameda County Public Works Agency
Construction Contractors Academy (Hayward)
Contract Equity Outreach events
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Awarded approximately 550 prime and subcontract
contracts totaling over $380 million
o 311 contracts went to White Men (56%)
o 42 contracts went to White Women (8%)
o 132 contracts went to Ethnic Minorities (24%)
o 63 contracts went to Publicly Held Corporations, Foreign, Unclassified, Government (12%)
Results
The Equalizer
Investing in Education
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Youth Education
• 5th grade water field trips
reaching ~75% Title I
Schools
• Science, Technology,
Engineering, Art and Math
(STEAM) Nights/Science
Fairs
• STEAM Kits and in-
classroom filtration
presentations
Staff demonstrates filtration at the
Richmond Family STEAM Fair with
Scientific Adventures for Girls
(Top) 5th graders visit Sobrante Water
Treatment Plant (Bottom) ZunZun musical
water assembly
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STEM/STEAM Events
Elementary & 5th Grade Classes
Michelle Obama Elementary,
Richmond
Lupine Hills Elementary- Hercules
Montalvin Elementary-San Pablo
Photo: Nystrom Elementary-Richmond
2025 Education By the Numbers
• 3,400+ K-12 students participated in
field trips
• 30+ school assemblies, classroom
presentations, and STEAM fairs
• 182,000+ H2Flow music video views,
recognized with two industry awards
• 30 new Community Water
Ambassadors
• 85+ wastewater and facility tours and
watershed walks
• 2,400+ customers reached through
Water Wednesday Webinars
2025 Education Program by the Numbers
H2Flow’s Association of California Water Agencies
Huell Howser award announcement
20 Customer Assistance Program (CAP)
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Customer Assistance Program (CAP)
• NOTE: These are 2024 income levels. They
have increased since then.
• Established in 1987 – one of the first programs
in the state
• Applicants must be a customer and have a
water meter
• Enrollment is valid for two years, must be
recertified
• Provides benefits to residential dwellings and
homeless shelters:
50% off water service and flow charges (max of 1,050
gallons/month per person
35% off wastewater service and flow charges
Additional 35% off for cities’ sewer collection charges (Oakland, Emeryville and Berkeley)
• Program funded through non-rate revenue
• Current enrollment: 11,400 (as of 03/2026)
Household Size
2024 EBMUD CAP
Income Eligibility*
2024 Federal Poverty
Guidelines (200%)
1 $62,300 $30,120
2 $62,300 $40,880
3 $70,100 $51,640
4** $77,850 $62,400
*EBMUD uses CA Dept of Housing and Community Development’s State Income Limits (Very Low Income) to measure eligibility to be more aligned with local needs.
**add $6,250 for each additional household member
ebmud.com/CAP
23 Stay Connected with EBMUD
Contact: Community Affairs
[email protected]
510-287-7208
Sign up for EBMUD Alerts at ebmud.com/customers/alerts for updates on emergency outages, construction activities, webinars, and community meetings
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Instagram - (@ebmud_water)
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Questions?