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Engineering and Facilities

A water treatment facility with multiple tanks, surrounded by hills, and a parked pickup truck in the foreground.

Welcome to the Engineering and Facilities page for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District. Here, you’ll find information on the planning, design, and upkeep of essential infrastructure that keeps our water and sanitation services reliable and resilient.

Our Engineering and Facilities teams work tirelessly to ensure that every project meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. From managing major infrastructure upgrades to conducting regular maintenance on our treatment plants, pipelines, and pumping stations, our focus is on delivering dependable, sustainable water solutions that serve our community’s needs both today and for future generations.

Explore the sections below to learn more about our current projects, long-term planning, and commitment to creating a resilient water system that supports our community’s well-being and environmental health.

Technical Services 
Map with water lines, meters, hydrants, manholes; labeled streets and parcels; legend detailing line and meter types.

(Planning/Engineering)

This is where you will find instructions on how to request utilities research, design standards, easements, master plans and capacity fees.

Should you still have questions, please email Albert Silva at ASilva@LVMWD.com or Steven Cano at SCano@LVMWD.com 

If you need assistance in-person from the Technical Services staff, appointments are strongly recommended to ensure the appropriate LVMWD staff member is available to meet your needs. Visit the link below to make an appointment.

Learn more about the services we provide below.

Design Standards 
Diagram of a 4" to 10" detector check installation with labeled components for water flow and maintenance instructions.

 Please contact LVMWD Technical Services at (818) 252-2100 for the latest design standards.

Easements 
Map of Lot 10, Tract No. 29277 with property lines, street centerline, easements on Wagon Road. Scale 1" = 60'.

In order to provide the final approval for water system construction plans and/or installation of water facilities not located in the public right-of-way, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District requires private land owners/developers to dedicate required easements to LVMWD for access, operation and maintenance of dedicated water facilities.

Should you still have questions, please email Albert Silva at ASilva@LVMWD.com or Steven Cano at SCano@LVMWD.com

Customer Easement Requirements/InstructionsEasement Title Page 
Utilities Research Instructions 
Detailed architectural site plan with measurements and annotations.

Below are links to different types of letters requesting utility research for new construction, possible water or sewer line connections.  If you are an architect, engineer, contractor or the homeowner, please review the utilities research instructions.

Utilities Research Instructions

Should you still have questions, please email Albert Silva at ASilva@LVMWD.com or Steven Cano at SCano@LVMWD.com

Request Format Examples:

Example AExample BExample CExample D