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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States. The name is usually shortened to "Met," "Metropolitan," or "MWD." It is a cooperative of fourteen cities, eleven municipal water districts, and one county water authority, that provides water to 19 million people in a 5,200-square-mile (13,000 km2) service area. It was created by an act of the California State Legislature in 1928, primarily to build and operate the Colorado River Aqueduct. Metropolitan became the first (and largest) contractor to the State Water Project in 1960.

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  • Distrito Metropolitano de Agua del Sur de California (es)
  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (en)
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  • El Distrito Metropolitano de Agua del Sur de California o conocido en inglés como el Metropolitan Water District of Southern California es el mayor proveedor de agua a granel para uso municipal en el mundo. El nombre es usualmente acortado a "Distrito Metropolitano de Agua" o simplemente como "MWD" por sus siglas en inglés. Es un consorcio de 26 ciudades y distritos de agua que indirectamente proveen agua a 24 millones de personas en un área de servicio 5,200 pies cuadrados. El distrito fue creado por una decisión de la Legislatura de California en 1928, principalmente para gestionar el agua que corre del Río Colorado y que en la actualidad también gestiona el agua que fluye de la , así como otras fuentes de agua.Incluye partes de los condados de Los Ángeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, (es)
  • The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States. The name is usually shortened to "Met," "Metropolitan," or "MWD." It is a cooperative of fourteen cities, eleven municipal water districts, and one county water authority, that provides water to 19 million people in a 5,200-square-mile (13,000 km2) service area. It was created by an act of the California State Legislature in 1928, primarily to build and operate the Colorado River Aqueduct. Metropolitan became the first (and largest) contractor to the State Water Project in 1960. (en)
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  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (en)
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