SPRING VALLEY – At its January meeting, the Otay Water District board of directors elected Francisco X. Rivera as president for 2026. Rivera represents division one. The board also elected board member Mark Robak (division five) as vice president and Delfina Gonzalez (division two) as treasurer.
Rivera will serve as president through the end of the calendar year. Rivera was appointed to the District Board of Directors in September 2024 to fill the division one vacancy through December 2026. In 2025, he served as the board treasurer and chair of several committees, including Engineering, Operations, and Water Resources; the Ad Hoc Salt Creek Golf Course Lease and Property Disposition; and the Ad Hoc Employee Negotiations.
He also served on the Desalination Project and the Recycled Water Agreement Ad Hoc committees. In addition, Rivera represented the District on the Chula Vista Interagency, Otay Water District and Sweetwater Authority Task Force to Develop Recycled Water Opportunities, San Diego Area Wastewater Management District, and the WateReuse Association. He also serves as the District’s representative for the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors.
“It is an honor to be elected board president,” said President Rivera. “I look forward to working with our board to support fiscal responsibility, reliable infrastructure, and transparent governance on behalf of the District and its customers.”
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