Company Profile
El Dorado Irrigation District
Company Overview
The El Dorado Irrigation District is a public agency dedicated to providing safe and reliable high-quality water, wastewater treatment and recycled water, hydropower and recreation services in an environmentally and fiscally resonsible manner.
EID is a multi-service utility serving nearly 100,000 people, over approximately 220 square miles in central and western El Dorado County. We are a public agency, first organized in 1925, and we operate as a special district defined under state law. Holding water rights that date back to the state's mmid-19th century Gold Rush days, EID has evolved to meet the needs of a growing and diverse group of customers.
The modern EID provides a unique combination of services from drinking water storage, treatment, and delivery to wastewater management, production of recycled water for irrigated residential and commercial landscapes, and delivery of water for pastures, orchards, and vineyards. We also generate hydroelectric power, manage a number of water efficiency projects including our Irrigation Management Services program for agricultural growers and our water-efficient appliances discount programs for residential and commercial customers, and own and operate outstanding recreation facilities in Sierra Nevada alpine and western slope environments. Our headquarters are located in Placerville, California.
Benefits
Competitive benefits package, which includes paid time off, 13 paid holidays, life insurance, PERS retirement, deferred compensation program, and 125 Flex benefits plan.