Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Meet Ian, a program manager in Metropolitan’s Office of Safety, Security and Protection, who is one of our . His proactive planning and forward-thinking approach help ensure the reliability and quality of 's water supplies.

Ian Whyte, Metropolitan’s emergency management manager, coordinates with all sections throughout the district to ensure employees are trained and ready to respond quickly to disasters that could strike at any moment.

Ian leads employees in trainings at Metropolitan’s Emergency Operations Center and Incident Command Posts. He regularly oversees district-wide drills and exercises with key staff and member agencies to help ensure the district remains prepared to address any emergency.

Ian manages Metropolitan’s Emergency Response Plan and Dam Emergency Action Plans, ensuring the plans are updated and consistent with other emergency plans.

Director Tracy Quinn shared about Metropolitan's leadership to reduce the use of potable drinking water on nonfunctional turf during a panel discussion at Los Angeles Business Council's 18th annual .

Happy to show Valley Industry & Commerce Association members around at in Carson. We discussed our regional water recycling program that would purify and reuse cleaned wastewater. Learn more and sign up for a tour: mwdh2o.com/purewater

Metropolitan Board Chair Adán Ortega, Jr. joins the City of San Fernando, Government and Senator Caroline Menjivar to celebrate the nitrate removal project, allowing the city to return to groundwater supplies. Metropolitan and the city worked side by side to deliver reliable alternative water supply during construction. With the impacts of climate change, said Ortega at the event Thursday, Metropolitan is empowering member agencies to develop their own local supplies and enhance their water capacity and resiliency. Second photo, from left: City Manager Nick Kimball, Sen. Menjivar, Councilmember Victoria Garcia, Chair Ortega, Vice Mayor Mary Mendoza, Councilmember Mary Solorio and Mayor Celeste Rodriguez.

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From celebrating 40 years of educational programs to launching our summer conservation campaign, there's a lot happening at Metropolitan! And don't miss our public forum on 9/12. Get all the details here:

Metropolitan Monthly News August 2024 Issue View as Webpage August 29, 2024 Metropolitan public forum on climate adaptation for water, Sept. 12 On Sept. 12, Metropolitan will host a hybrid public forum that will bring together

California native and friendly plants are great to have, but know the four common mistakes when it comes to having them in your yard:

The biggest — and most expensive — mistakes people make with native plants Native plants have a reputation for hardiness, but it's wrong to treat them like weeds — they need nurturing when they're first planted to grow and thrive.

We salute our hardworking employees this . Meet Fernando, Damien and Valente from our Construction Management Team - our very own . Starting today and every week through the end of the year, we'll be shining the spotlight on some of the 1,900+ employees who help ensure the reliability and quality of 's water supplies.
Construction Inspectors Fernando, Damien and Valente worked on the Etiwanda Pipeline North Relining – Stage 3 project, which removed and replaced about 2.5 miles of existing cement mortar lining with a corrosion-free lining that will last for years.
The pipeline, which went into service in 1993, delivers untreated water from Northern California through the East Branch of the State Water Project that eventually is sent to Metropolitan’s F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in La Verne. The pipeline runs through the cities of Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga.
Construction Management oversees the project's schedule and cost, while performing quality assurance inspection and monitoring safety and environmental compliance during construction. The pipeline returned to service two months ahead of schedule.

Our work on what could become one of the world’s largest recycling programs in the world includes the testing and evaluation of the treatment process to turn treated wastewater into highly purified water to replenish the region’s local water supply.

Celebrating 40 years of innovation and growth, Metropolitan's education team, both past and present, and member agency education coordinators gathered Wednesday. They reminisced about signature programs including Solar Cup, the annual student art calendar, and field trips at Diamond Valley Lake and the Grace F. Napolitano Pure Water Southern California Innovation Center in Carson. Learn more about our education program at mwdh2o.com/education

Metropolitan's board voted today to extend General Manager Adel Hagekhalil’s administrative leave until Oct. 23, while the independent investigation into various personnel matters continues. Read more:

MWD | Metropolitan board extends general manager's administrative leave to Oct. 23 Metropolitan board extends general manager's administrative leave to Oct. 23

Nearly 500 different types of equipment help our water quality staff do the important work of safeguarding our water.

Metropolitan Board Chair Adán Ortega, Jr. and Acting Interim General Manager Deven Upadhyay visited the San Diego County Water Authority board to discuss the Colorado River, regional and climate change variable water supply issues, and the Climate Adaptation Master Plan for Water. Both recognized and thanked the collaborative contributions by SDCWA's delegation. From left to right: Upadhyay, SDCWA Chair Mel Katz, Ortega, SDCWA Secretary Frank Hilliker and General Manager Dan Denham.

We monitor for 120 regulated constituents and contribute to a collective knowledge base by monitoring about 280 non-regulated constituents.

Shoutout to our Metropolitan employees and water quality pros this as they work to prevent contamination from cross connections in our network of pipelines. Together, we're protecting our water quality through vital backflow prevention measures.

We are bringing water education to the community, one event at a time. Senior Engineer Cheng Shih and his wife and daughter (blue shirt in the first pic) spread information about our K-12 water education program and her Energy Harvesting Shoe project at the "Energy Champions: Empower Our Future” event in Rancho Cucamonga. Learn more about our education offerings at mwdh2o.com/education.

In a given year, about 250,000 water quality test results are generated.

Honored to welcome water and wastewater industry CEOs from across the country to Southern California. Interim General Manager Deven Upadahyay provided them with Metropolitan's perspective during a discussion on Wednesday. The group visited our region as part of a 3-day conference focusing on some of the major challenges and key issues our utilities face.