Rob Beste has worked in the field of water resources engineering, water operations, and planning for nearly 25 years. He has wide ranging experience with water supply and distribution infrastructure.
Rob is the Assistant General Manager of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD). WRD is a regional groundwater agency that manages and provides half of the total demand for water to nearly four million residents in 43 cities within southern Los Angeles County. Prior to his time at WRD, Rob was the Public Works Director for the City of Torrance and the City of Beverly Hills and was in charge of the municipal water systems for each city.
Rob received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of California.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Water Replenishment District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Water Replenishment District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Water Replenishment District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Water Replenishment District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
