Fiscal responsibility and responsiveness
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is committed to providing critical water supply, flood protection and environmental stewardship services with greater efficiency, increased accountability and maximum value during these tough economic times.
Responding to the recession and its impacts, we have:
- Cut $24.5 million from planned expenditures;
- Reduced staffing by 57 positions over the past two years; and
- Not increased water charges.
The district’s total operating and capital budget for FY 2009-10 is $305 million. This figure reflects:
- Drought-related revenue reductions of $9.5 million
- Property tax revenue reductions of $4.8 million, due to the state of California's tax shift
- Federal stimulus funding of $44.1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Download our Budget-At-a Glance or specific sections of the adopted FY 2009-2010 budget
from the list at right.
