Adel Hagekhalil

General manager, Metropolitan Water District

Incoming general manager of the Metropolitan Water District

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Southern California’s water has always come from Northern California, the Sierra snowpack, and the Colorado River.

Metropolitan Water District gets a new chief. What changes might Adel Hagekhalil bring?

Southern California’s water has always come from Northern California, the Sierra snowpack, and the Colorado River.

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