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It is a cooperative of fourteen cities, eleven municipal water districts, and one county water authority, that provides water to 19 million people in a 5,200-square-mile (13,000 km 2) service area. It was created by an act of the California State Legislature in 1928, primarily to build and operate the Colorado River Aqueduct .
Metropolitan Water District may refer to: Bexar Metropolitan Water District, now part of the San Antonio Water System; Metropolitan Water District of Boston, now part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; Metropolitan Water District of Manila, the Phipppines, a precursor to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
Pipelines to member water agencies in the greater Los Angeles area: Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: Max. length: 4 mi (6.4 km) Max. width: 2 mi (3.2 km) Average depth: Approx. 150 ft (46 m) Water volume: 182,000 acre-feet (224 hm 3) Shore length 1: Approx. 14 mi (23 km ...
The Metropolitan Water District, which delivers imported water to Southern California, is raising rates and property taxes to cover rising costs. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in.
As general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Hagekhalil is responsible for ensuring water for 19 million people, leading the nation’s largest wholesale supplier ...
The district, serving a population of more than 5.1 million, has the capacity to treat more than 2 billion gallons of wet stuff daily. There are four Democrats running for three six-year terms as ...
Spanish missionaries in the San Diego area in 1769 noticed that the local water supply was in need of infrastructure, such as dams and aqueducts, to increase supply to the area. [4] One of the first water projects in San Diego was Old Mission Dam which preceded the erection of six privately funded dams between 1887 and 1897, all of which are ...
Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, speaks to new managers at MWD headquarters in Los Angeles in 2023. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)