Lake Mathews overlook named after Don Galleano
Two actions at the Oct. 12 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California board meeting addressed Lake Mathews.One vote awarded a $3,815,000 contract to Chi Construction to replace the wastewater system at Lake Mathews. The other vote named the overlook at Lake Mathews after Don Galleano, who was the Western Municipal Water District representative on the MWD board before passing away June 2.The on-site wastewater system at Lake Mathews serves the facility’s maintenance buildings, administrative offices and repair shops. Lake Mathews was constructed in the 1930s as the western end of the Colorado River Aqueduct system which conveys Colorado River supply from Parker Dam, and the wastewater system was installed when Lake Mathews wa
