Established in 1887. Providing irrigation water since 1904, retail electric service since 1923, treated drinking water for City of Modesto since 1994. The Modesto Irrigation District (MID), located in California's Central Valley, provides electric, irrigation and domestic water services. MID is an independent, publicly owned utility. We provide benefits that include community ownership, control by a locally elected Board of Directors and business operation on a not-for-profit basis. MID is committed to providing reliable service at the lowest cost possible. MID's electric service area includes the greater Modesto area (north of the Tuolumne River), Waterford, Salida, Mountain House (Northwest of Tracy) and parts of Ripon, Escalon, Oakdale and Riverbank.