Regional water authority serving 19 million across Southern California
Metropolitan Water District operates critical water infrastructure across six Southern California counties, managing imports from the Colorado River and Northern California while coordinating with 26 member agencies. The tech stack reflects mature infrastructure operations—ProjectWise, Microstation, SCADA, and Oracle ERP systems—paired with active hiring in operations and HR roles, signaling infrastructure maintenance scaling and internal process modernization efforts (HR data system implementation, workers compensation workflow improvements).
The Metropolitan Water District is a cooperative public agency serving nearly 19 million people across six counties in Southern California. The organization imports and distributes water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, while supporting member agencies in conservation, recycling, storage, and resource-management programs. Operations span water treatment, distribution infrastructure, capital improvement projects, and right-of-way acquisition. The agency employs 1,001–5,000 staff and maintains compliance with state and federal water quality and safety standards.
The district runs ProjectWise, Microstation, OpenRoads, SCADA systems, PeopleSoft, Oracle (Receivables, Project Accounting), Primavera P6, and Microsoft 365 for engineering, operations, and financial management.
Active projects include a full-scale advanced water treatment facility, SCADA integration at a demonstration plant, capital improvement programs, right-of-way acquisition, surge staffing initiatives, and HR data system implementation.
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