Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is one of the largest water districts in the world. The name is usually shortened to the "Metropolitan Water District" or simply "MWD". It is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts and provides water to 18 million people in its 5,200 square mile service area.
It includes parts of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. The district covers primarily the coastal and most heavily populated portions of Southern California, and large portions of San Diego, San Bernadino and Riverside Counties are located outside its service area.
Members
[Map]- Calleguas Municipal Water District
- Central Basin Municipal Water District
- City of Anaheim
- City of Beverly Hills
- City of Burbank
- City of Compton
- City of Fullerton
- City of Glendale
- City of Long Beach
- City of Los Angeles
- City of Pasadena
- City of San Fernando
- City of San Marino
- City of Santa Ana
- City of Santa Monica
- City of Torrance
- Eastern Municipal Water District
- Foothill Municipal Water District
- Inland Empire Utilities Agency
- Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
- Municipal Water District of Orange County
- San Diego County Water Authority
- Three Valleys Municipal Water District
- Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
- West Basin Municipal Water District
- Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County
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