Met Elects Miller as Board Chair by ACWA Staff Oct 14, 2026 Water News LOS ANGELES — Longtime water professional and businessman Martin “Marty” Miller was unanimously elected Oct. 13 to be the next Chair of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Miller’s experience includes serving on the ACWA Energy Committee. He has represented the San Diego County Water Authority on Metropolitan’s 38-member board since 2021 and will serve a two-year term beginning Jan. 1. He is the first representative from San Diego to lead Metropolitan’s board in its nearly 100-year history. He succeeds outgoing Chair Adán Ortega, Jr., who has led the board since 2022. “I am grateful to my colleagues for placing their trust in my leadership for the next two years,” Chair-elect Miller stated in a Metropolitan news release. “Our board faces some important decisions ahead on how to invest in our region’s long-term water supply reliability, while balancing concerns about the affordability of water. I am committed to working with my colleagues to produce smart solutions that benefit cities and communities across Southern California” Miller has worked in the public water sector for nearly two decades. He has served on the Vista Irrigation District Board of Directors since 2008 and on the Water Authority’s board since 2011. With his election, Miller becomes the 21st chairman in Metropolitan’s 98-year history. As head of Metropolitan’s board, Miller will represent district policies and programs at the national, state and local levels. Miller has owned a commercial construction company for more than 45 years. He is a member and former president of the Vista Optimist Club and of the Rancho Buena Vista Little League Board, a role he assumed after taking the league’s All-Star team to the Little League World Series in 2005. Born in Wendell, Idaho, Miller graduated from the College of Southern Idaho with a degree in architectural drafting. He and his family moved to Vista in 1986.
