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Shivaji Deshmukh has been named general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Currently the general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Deshmukh will be the district’s 16th general manager in its100-year history, according to a statement.
Deshmukh replaces Deven Upadhyay, who is retiring. He will join the MWD Nov. 3.
“Shivaji Deshmukh has worked for more than 25 years to ensure Southern California communities have reliable water,” district board chair Adán Ortega, Jr. said in the statement.
“He has helped develop large-scale water recycling projects, forged valuable partnerships across agencies, and advanced innovative water management programs that have multiple benefits for our region and state.”
Deshmukh has been general manager of IEUA since 2019. Before that he served as assistant general manager at West Basin Municipal Water District, and as program manager at the Orange County Water District, according to the statement.
