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1 Department Overview
and Employee
Recognition
DEPARTMENT MISSION
Our Mission:
The City of Riverside Public Utilities Department is committed to the highest quality water and electric services at the lowest possible rates to benefit the community.
Our Vision:
Our customers will recognize Riverside Public Utilities as a unique community asset with a global reputation for
innovation, sustainability and enhanced quality of life. 1 2
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2 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Utilities General Manager
David Garcia
19 FTE’s
Utilities Assistant
General
Manager/Energy
Delivery
Daniel Honeyfield
209 FTE’s
Utilities Assistant
General
Manager/
Water
Robin Glenney
165 FTE’s
Utilities Assistant
General
Manager/Power
Resources
Scott Lesch
65 FTE’s
Utilities Assistant
General
Manager/Finance
& Admin
Brian Seinturier
151 FTE’s
Utilities Assistant
General
Manager/Strategic
Initiatives
Tracy Sato
31 FTE’s
Gilbert Hernandez
Assistant City Manager
RESOURCES
Electric Utility
RPU currently uses 18 different generation
resources to serve our retail load.
These include 13 renewable (green)
resources, including 7 Solar PV facilities, 2
Geothermal portfolios and 2 Wind
resources all located in Southern
California.
RPU also manages and dispatches its own
Natural Gas internal generation, as well as
contracting for Nuclear, Natural Gas, Wind
& Large Hydro resources outside the state.
Retail Sales: 2,103,223 MWh (2025)
All-time Peak: 658 MW (2024)
Water Utility
RPU currently has the following
Groundwater Extraction or Export Rights:
Potable Water Production: 65,578 AF (2025)
All-time Peak: 118.8 Million Gallons (2005)
Extraction or Export
Rights
Groundwater
Basin
Bunker Hill 55,263 AFY
Rialto-Colton 2,728 AFY
Riverside North 16,880 AFY
Riverside South 10,902 AFY
Total 85,773 AFY
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3 WATER AND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
1. 100% Water Independent
2. Approximately 1,000 miles of water pipeline maintained, Transmission and Distribution
3. Reservoirs – 108 MG storage, 45 Potable wells, 6 Non-potable wells and 35 Booster Stations
4. 1,383 miles of Electric Distribution Lines
5. 22,890 Power Poles
6. 33,317 Streetlights
CUSTOMER BASE
1. SHARE program assisted ~5,000 customers each month providing about $2.2 million to low-income support
2. Energy efficiency rebates of $8.6 million saving 13,155 MWh of electricity – enough to power about 2,000 homes for one year
3. Customer Service received and assisted with 166,275 Calls and 15,701 Website Contacts
4. Counter Visits for Downtown and Casa Blanca totaled 93,825
5. 311 received and assisted with 125,208 calls, created 158,479 service requests and responded to 37,440 eservice/mobile requests 5 6
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4 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Recognized by the American Public Power Association:
1. Sue Kelly Community Service Award recognizing RPU as a good neighbor for service to the community
2. Award of Merit for Print & Digital Communications for excellence in public power communications
Celebrated 30 Years in Education recognizing RPU’s education in the community for energy and water
Received approval from Department of Water Resources for Emerging Contaminants Grant for PFAS Water Treatment of up to $25 million
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5 DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1.Electric delivered major design milestones for key
substation upgrade projects, including La Colina and the Hunter Substation replacement
2.Water completed the design of the Palmyrita PFAS
Treatment Plant
3.Public Benefits Spending Plan for $34 million in public benefits programs
4.Electric AA- and Water AA+ bond ratings affirmed by
rating agencies
5.Maintained a 44% RPS in 2025; expect to exceed a 60%
RPS in 2026
EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
Rudy Villavicencio
Electric
Ramona Martinez
Electric
Pasqual “Wally” Mendivil
Water
Andrew Galvan
Customer Engagement
Joseph Chavez
Business Systems
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6 That the City Council receive and file an overview
of the Public Utilities Department, including
recognition of the Department’s employees.
RECOMMENDATION
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