- Marin Municipal Water District
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The Marin Municipal Water District (or MMWD) is the government agency that provides drinking water to southern and central Marin County, California. Chartered in 1912, it became California's first municipal water district.[1] It serves 195,000 people in a 147-square-mile (380 km2) area that includes ten towns and cities.[2]
Contents
Reservoirs
The District's seven reservoirs in Marin County provide about 75% of the water it uses:[3]
- Alpine Lake, formed by Alpine Dam on Lagunitas Creek
- Bon Tempe Lake on Lagunitas Creek
- Kent Lake, formed by Peters Dam on Lagunitas Creek
- Lake Lagunitas on Lagunitas Creek
- Nicasio Reservoir, formed by Seeger Dam on Nicasio Creek
- Phoenix
- Soulajule Reservoir on Arroyo Sausal
Administration
Its administrative offices are located at 220 Nellen Avenue in Corte Madera: 37°56′13″N 122°31′3″W / 37.93694°N 122.5175°WCoordinates: 37°56′13″N 122°31′3″W / 37.93694°N 122.5175°W.
See also
- Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Sonoma County Water Agency
- Water in California
References
- ^ "MMWD". http://www.marinwater.org/controller?action=menuclick&id=397. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ "MMWD". http://www.marinwater.org/controller?action=menuclick&id=172. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ "MMWD". http://www.marinwater.org/controller?action=menuclick&id=223. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
External links
Categories:- Government agencies established in 1912
- Government in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Local government in California
- Government of Marin County, California
- Special districts of California
- Water in California
- Water management authorities in the United States
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- Water supply stubs
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