Professional and Community Activities:
Bill Cooper is a long time water professional having worked for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for about 40 years. During that time he held various posts including the Water Treatment Section Manager overseeing the operations and maintenance of all five Metropolitan Water Treatment Plants that supply about one-half of all the water to the 19 million people in Southern California. Mr. Cooper has managed some of the largest water treatment plants in the United States and was an adjunct Professor at College of the Canyons teaching the Environmental Technologies Water Treatment Program.
Mr. Cooper has served on the CLWA Board since 1993 and was President of the Board for five year from 1996 to 2001. Since then, he has served on various committees and has chaired the Planning and Engineering Committee providing oversight of the Agencies $55 million Capital Improvement Program.
An active participant in the Santa Clarita Valley community, Mr. Cooper is a member of the Child and Family Center Governing Board and serves on the Child Centers Foundation Board and was the Board Chair from 2005-2006. He was appointed by Santa Clarita Mayor Frank Ferry to the City’s Elected Officials Committee on teenage alcohol and drug abuse and was a member of the Hart District Schools Site Council. He has been a member of the American Water Works Association and the Association for California Water Agencies as well as many other organizations.
