Opinion No. (2007)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEVE COOLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a person serve simultaneously on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as the representative of the West Basin Municipal Water District and on the board of directors of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California? CONCLUSION A person may not serve simultaneously on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as the representative of the West Basin Municipal Water District and on the board of directors of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California. *Page 2 ANALYSIS The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ("MWD") is governed by and subject to the provisions of the Metropolitan Water District Act of 1969 (Stats. 1969, ch. 209 , §§ 1-551; "MWD Act"; see 4 Deering's Ann. Wat. — Uncod. Acts (1970 ed.) Act 9129b, §§ 1-551, pp. 382-444, (2006 supp.) Act 9129b, §§ 1-551, pp. 219-244; West's Ann.Wat. — Appen. (1995) ch. 109,…