The mission of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high-quality water to meet present and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way.

Karl W. Seckel, P.E. was elected to the Municipal Water District of Orange County Board of Directors in 2020, representing Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, portions of Newport Beach and Seal Beach.

Metropolitan is a public agency and a regional water wholesaler. We are a voluntary cooperative of 26 member agencies that purchase some or all of their water from Metropolitan. These member agencies and their sub-agencies provide water for 19 million people across six Southern California counties.

Metropolitan is a public agency and a regional water wholesaler. We are a voluntary cooperative of 26 member agencies that purchase some or all of their water from Metropolitan. These member agencies and their sub-agencies provide water for 19 million people across six Southern California counties.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California P.O. Box 54153 Los Angeles, CA 90054-0153

Southern Californians united around an ambitious dream to bring Colorado River water across the Mojave Desert. Their vehicle — the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, created by state law in 1928. Our founding mission: to build and operate the Colorado River Aqueduct.

Pure Water Oceanside is an advanced water purification program that purifies recycled water to create a new, local source of drinking water. Between 3 to 5 million gallons of drinking water is created each day, enough to provide 32% of the City of Oceanside’s water supply.

Distribution. On suggestion of the Pasadena Water Department, a Joint study was made to determine, th e most economic and efficient size, location, and type of conduit to best serve the immediate needs of the city of Pasadena and the later needs of the District, if all or a part of the storage space in Pine Canyon is acquired by the District.

Metropolitan’s Water Quality Report is available on our website. The annual report provides information on the constituents in water that can affect your health, along with how it looks, smells and tastes.

Listed below are different Metropolitan programs that encourage interest in the water industry and support a career pipeline to water through education.