Longtime water industry leader Reddy Pakala was seated as Calleguas Municipal Water District’s new representative on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Pakala brings more than three decades of experience in water and wastewater, including serving as the director of Ventura County’s Water and Sanitation Department. He succeeds Jacque McMillan, who served on Metropolitan’s 38-member board since 2023. … While leading the Water and Sanitation Department, Pakala managed the County Special Districts, which included six water systems, one recycled water system and six sewer systems. 

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