South Placer Municipal Utility District is a community based, customer-owned utility, governed by a five-member Board of Directors, elected by the registered voters within the district boundaries. The MUD Act requires the Board to hire a General Manager, who acts as the Chief Executive Officer and provides the day-to-day management of the operations of the District.
The General Manager, Herb Niederberger, is a Rocklin resident and SPMUD customer since 1988. Herb has extensive experience in the planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and management of municipal utilities throughout California. He is a registered Professional Engineer and Licensed Land Surveyor. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering as well as Masters in Business Administration. In the past, Herb served on the City of Rocklin Board of Appeals in the early 90’s followed by service on the Planning Commission in the late 90’s.
South Placer Municipal Utility District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, South Placer Municipal Utility District
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:
South Placer Municipal Utility District 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 Placer Municipal Utility District 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.
