REGIONAL BOARD/AGENCY DESCRIPTION
REV. 7/22/2026
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (MWD)
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative and regional wholesaler that delivers water to 26 member public agencies – 14 cities, 11 municipal water districts, one county water authority – which in turn provides water to more than 19 million people in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies and helps its members develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage, and other resource-management programs.
Membership: Open; not required to be a sitting Councilmember or resident Compensation: Reimbursement for mileage, conference registration, lodging Term Limits: None
Meeting Location: MWD Headquarters Building, 700 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles Meeting Date/Time: Monthly, 2
nd Tuesday of each month at 12:00 P.M., Committee
meetings on 2nd Monday and 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month Alternate: None