Rock Mountain Reorganization and Sphere of Influence Adjustment
Summary
SCH Number
2026090158
Public Agency
Eastern Municipal Water District
(EMWD)
Document Title
Rock Mountain Reorganization and Sphere of Influence Adjustment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/3/2026
Document Description
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) recently annexed Fallbrook Public Utility System (FPUD) into its service area and is in the process of updating interagency agreements. Rock Mountain Service Area (Rock Mountain) consists of 1,393 acres of land that is currently within Western Municipal Water District's (WMWD) service boundary. One property in Rock Mountain has been served by FPUD and others are served through WMWD via an interagency agreement with Rancho California Water District (RCWD). With the annexation of FPUD into EMWD, WMWD has agreed to transfer retail service responsibilities to FPUD, who would also enter into an interagency agreement with RCWD to continue to serve ratepayers currently served by EMWD. The reorganization action would have no impacts on Rock Mountain's ratepayers, as they would continue to be served by FPUD and RCWD under EMWD.
Contact Information
Name
Martha Vilchis
Agency Name
Eastern Municipal Water District
Job Title
Water Resources Specialist Associate I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Riverside County
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Rock Mountain, located immediately north of Riverside/San Diego County line
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15378
Reasons for Exemption
Implementation of the proposed action is defined as not a project under CEQA, since the action consists of an organizational or administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The action would result in a sphere of influence amendment and the detachment of the Rock Mountain from WMWD and concurrent annexation to EMWD and FPUD.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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