NWRI Board of Directors
Denis Bilodeau, Chair
Orange County Water District
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Jesus Gonzalez, Vice Chair
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
John Kennedy, Secretary/Executive
Orange County Water District
Jason Dadakis, Treasurer/Executive
Orange County Water District
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Steven Elie, Director
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
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Kevin Alexander, Alternate Director
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
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Roger Yoh, Alternate Director
Orange County Water District
Bob Ooten, Director
Orange County Sanitation District
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Rob Thompson, Alternate Director
Orange County Sanitation District
Dennis Erdman
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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Mickey Chaudhuri, Alternate Director
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Rafael Villegas, Alternate Director
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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Jonathan Leung, Alternate Director
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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John Withers, Director
Irvine Ranch Water District
Douglas Reinhart, Alternate Director
Irvine Ranch Water District
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Notice of Regular Meetings of the NWRI Board of Directors
The NWRI Board of Directors will hold an in-person, regular meeting on the dates listed below. For any additional meetings not listed, a separate notice will be posted at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting. Members of the public may attend in person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to address the Board of Directors on items not listed on the agenda, but within the authority of the Joint Powers Agency. By law, the Board of Directors is prohibited from acting on comments received during Visitor Participation. For additional information about NWRI board meetings or to RSVP, contact Tianna Manzon, Project Coordinator, at 562-708-0123 or email at tmanzon@nwri-usa.org.
Any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may contact NWRI’s Board of Director Contact listed above.
NWRI Board Meetings 2025
NWRI Board meetings are held at 1:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month at the Orange County Water District, 18700 Ward St., Fountain Valley, California, in Meeting Room C-2.
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The NWRI Board Meeting Agendas will be posted here 72 hours before the meeting. Click below to download the most current agenda:
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February 12
March (Spring Recess)
April 9
May (Spring Recess)
June 11
July-December dates to be posted at a later date
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Remote Access
Zoom Meeting ID: 842 1072 4620
Passcode: NWRI2025
Should there be any technical issues with the Zoom platform while the meeting proceeds, the meeting will continue and not be suspended.