Longtime Eastern Municipal Water District Director Philip E. Paule was seated Tuesday as the agency’s newest representative on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Paule is currently chief of staff for a Riverside County supervisor and has worked at various levels of government, including leading the offices of both congressional and county representatives. He has represented Division I on EMWD’s board since 2007, during which time he has served multiple terms as board president. He succeeds Jeff Armstrong, who served on Metropolitan’s 38-member board since 2023.