Anselmo Collins,
Senior Assistant General Manager
Water System – LA Dept. of Water and

Anselmo Collins is Senior Assistant General Manager of the Water System for the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power—one of the largest and most complex municipal water systems in the world. The L.A. Water System has an annual operating budget of $1.5 billion and serves high-quality drinking water to more than 4 million people in a 472 square-mile area. He leads an organization of more than 2,400 employees.
Anselmo has more than 28 years of agency experience in engineering and in various leadership roles managing water project planning, technology, design, procurement, construction, operations and maintenance. Earning a B.S. degree in civil engineering from California State University-Northridge and an MBA from Pepperdine University, he also is a registered Civil Engineer in California.