Leticia Vázquez-Wilson, a Central Basin Municipal Water District representative on Metropolitan's board of directors, was elected Tuesday as secretary of the agency’s 38-member board. Vázquez-Wilson will serve a two-year term as secretary, effective January 2019. Also Tuesday, San Fernando public works director Yazdan “Yaz” Emrani was sworn in as the city of San Fernando's representative on Metropolitan's board. Read the press release.

The Advanced Purification Center will generate information needed for the potential future construction of a full-scale recycled water plant. The center will use an innovative application of the membrane bioreactor, or MBR. These units are often used at wastewater treatment plants to remove organic materials and nitrogen compounds from water. The center will be testing the application of MBRs in the water recycling process, which could result in increased efficiency and significant cost savings. Once approved, it could be used by water reuse projects throughout California and applied around the globe. For more information, visit mwdh2o.com/RRWP.

Metropolitan's 17th annual Solar Cup™ kicked off last Saturday with more than 400 students from 42 high schools from five Southern California counties participating in the competition's boat-building workshop. The seven-month Solar Cup program will culminate with students teams racing their boats May 17-19, 2019 at Lake Skinner. View a recap of the day, read the press release and learn more about the program.

Metropolitan employs nearly 100 veterans who work to help ensure the delivery of a reliable, high-quality water supply to Southern California. View our video tribute, which highlights a few of the veterans who work at Metropolitan.