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Central Basin Municipal Water District
Calleguas Municipal Water DistrictCentral Basin Municipal Water District
6252 Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA 90040-2512
(323) 201-5500
FAX (323) 201-5550
Web Site: www.centralbasin.org
General Manager: Art Aguilar
Representatives on Metropolitan board: Phillip D. Hawkins
Edward Vasquez
Date formed: December 1952
Joined Metropolitan: 1954
Service area: 227 square miles
Water sources for area served:
Local: 65%
Metropolitan: 35%
Water served:
Municipal & Industrial: 100%
Agricultural: 0%
Number of water purveyors the
district wholesales water to:
41

SERVICE AREA & POPULATION:

Cities served -Artesia, Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, portions of Carson, Cerritos, Commerce, Cudahy, Downey, unincorporated areas of East Los Angeles, Florence-Graham, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, La Habra Heights, Lakewood, La Mirada, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, Monterey Park, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill, South Gate, Vernon, Walnut Park, Willowbrook and Whittier

Unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County such as East Los Angeles and South Whittier.

Population: 2,000,000

SPECIAL FEATURES OF MEMBER AGENCY:

To meet the water needs of its diverse population of more than 2 million, Central Basin MWD has developed an extensive network of local, state and federal partnerships to pull people and resources together to deliver successful solutions. Central Basin provides approximately 88,832 acre feet a year of imported water to supplement supplies and provide underground storage. With focus on serving the community, Central Basin works closely with cities, community-based groups and institutions to identify innovative ways to enhance water reliability and quality.


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Page updated: August 19, 2009