What’s the Quality of the Water?
  • The Santa Margarita Water District delivers high-quality drinking water to all its customers. 
    • SMWD’s drinking water meets or surpasses all state and federal drinking water guidelines.  
    • SMWD’s nationally accredited laboratory conducts over 20,000 samples each year on its drinking water supply to ensures that it meets or surpasses all federal and state safe drinking water standards.  
    • Additionally, SMWD’s supplier, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, conducts extensive treatment and testing on all the water prior to delivery.  
    • SMWD provides and an annual Water Quality report to inform of customers: www.smwd.com/waterquality.  

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1. When will Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) be the water provider in San Juan Capistrano?
2. Will my account settings transfer?
3. What happens to my water rates and fees?
4. How will I receive my bill from SMWD?
5. How do I pay my bill?
6. Will my AutoPay rollover?
7. How do I pay through my personal bank?
8. How can I reach SMWD?
9. What’s the Quality of the Water?
10. How does SMWD help customers save water?
11. What are the Benefits of Annexation?
12. Why does SMWD want to take over San Juan Capistrano’s Water and Wastewater service from the City?
13. Why did the City of San Juan Capistrano select SMWD?
14. What will SMWD focus on in San Juan Capistrano?
15. Why does San Juan Capistrano have water quality violations from the State Water Resources Control Board?
16. Does SMWD have a new logo?
17. What happened to the city water employees?