About SFWPA

South Feather Water and Power Agency is an independent special district formed under the Irrigation Code of the State of California. It provides treated water service to the communities of Oroville, Palermo and Bangor in southeast Butte County, as well as operates the South Feather Power Project, a FERC-licensed hydropower project. It is governed by a five-member elected board of directors.

The Agency is located 70 miles north of Sacramento on the east side of California’s Sacramento Valley in the Sierra foothills of southeast Butte County.

SFWPA’s service area is wholly within Butte County’s First Supervisorial District. In addition to the County of Butte, other public agencies with territory within SFWPA’s boundaries are:

City of Oroville;
Oroville Union High School District;
Oroville City Elementary School District;
Palermo Elementary School District;
Bangor Elementary School District;
Oroville Mosquito Abatement District;
Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District;
Lake Oroville Area Public Utility District; and,
Feather River Recreation and Park District.

Website Accessibility Policy

South Feather Water & Power Agency is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, South Feather Water & Power Agency has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (530) 533-4578

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

South Feather Water & Power Agency has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, South Feather Water & Power Agency regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (530) 533-4578.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.