Sewer Collection System:

The Otay Water District (OWD) provides sewer service to approximately 15,200 customers through over 6,050 connections.  

The OWDs sewer service area is located in the northern portion of the district. It covers approximately 8,797 acres, which is about 11 percent of the districts total service area. The district operates and maintains the sewage collection system serving Rancho San Diego, Singing Hills and portions of Mount Helix within the Upper Sweetwater River Basin, also known as the Jamacha Basin.

Wastewater collection within the Jamacha Basin is provided by two agencies: the Otay Water District and the Spring Valley Sanitation District.  Customers in the basin not served by either agency dispose of their sewage through septic tanks.  The Otay Water District is also a member of the San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Joint Powers Authority (http://www.metrojpa.com/index.html).

The City of Chula Vista operates and maintains the sewer collection system within its corporate boundaries, however, the Otay Water District has entered into an agreement with the City of Chula Vista to bill city residents residing within the districts service area for both sewer and water through the OWDs billing system.

For Sewer Rates:

To speak with an Otay Water District customer service representative, please call (619) 670-2777.

Chula Vista residents may also call the City of Chula Vista (619) 585-5700 ext. 4102, or visit their Web site at: www.chulavistaca.gov

For Sewer Problems:

To report a problem or strange odor, Otay Water District Sewer Customers please call the Otay Water District Operations Department by phone at (619) 670-2207.

Chula Vista residents, please call the City of Chula Vistas Public Works Operations Department at (619) 397-6000 during working hours, or call the Chula Vista Police Department at (619) 691-5151 after hours.

Per the Otay Water Districts Code of Ordinances, property owners are responsible for sewer laterals up to the connection at the sewer main.

Cooking grease is one of the major causes of residential sewer main clogs. Cooking grease coats pipelines, clinging to the insides of the pipe, eventually causing blockage and potential sewer spills. Dispose of small amounts of cooking oil (this includes salad oil, frying oil and bacon fat) in the garbage, not in the drain.