Watershed and flood control district primarily. The Program's mission is to assist in the protection of beneficial uses of receiving waters by preventing pollutants generated from activities in urban service areas from entering runoff to the maximum extent practicable. S.F. Public Utilities Commission Provides Milpitas with Hetch Hetchy water. Toxic Hot Spots Maps to where ground water has been contaminated in Milpitas and Santa Clara County. Water and Sewer Rates Effective for utility bills issued on or after August 4, 2000.
Watersheds are nature's way of dividing up the landscape.
A watershed is the land area that catches rain or other runoff and drains to specific wetlands, streams, rivers, and reservoirs. Runoff from every home or business ultimately makes its way to a creek or channel. That's why everyone somehow contributes to flooding even if it happens miles away. Creeks and street water in Milpitas flow into the Coyote Creek and then into the San Francisco Bay. The story of conflicts such as feuds between neighboring states and between farmers and industry, interspersed with poetic musings on water's natural beauty by writers of the past and present.