# San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/sbvmwd

- title: San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
- type: district
- cities: [san-bernardino, colton, rialto, highland, redlands, loma-linda, grand-terrace, yucaipa, fontana]
- areas: [Mentone]

## Key findings
- **The East Valley's wholesale water agency** buys State Water Project supplies and sells them to local water retailers. Its board decides imported-water spending and rates that end up on your water bill.
- **Three contested divisions.** Division I is a special election: **Jose Velasquez**, appointed in Jan 2025 after Director June Hayes died, faces **Jonathan Lee**. Division III is open: **Amy Malone**, **Jesus Medina** and **Dave Mlynarski**. Division V: incumbent **Paul Kielhold** vs. **Keith Collier**. [^1][^2]
- Division IV (T. Milford Harrison) was settled without an election. Divisions don't match city lines, so check your sample ballot.

## Division I (special election)
### Jose Velasquez (incumbent, appointed)
- Appointed unanimously in Jan 2025. Finance professional with 15+ years in the water industry; Rialto youth soccer coach. [^2]

### Jonathan Lee
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

## Division III (open seat)
### Amy Malone
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
### Jesus Medina
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
### Dave Mlynarski
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

## Division V
### Paul Kielhold (incumbent)
- Current director. [^1]
### Keith Collier
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.

## Sources
[^1]: Ballotpedia, San Bernardino County municipal elections (2026): ,_California_(2026). https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_San_Bernardino_County
[^2]: IECN, Velasquez appointed Division I director (Jan 21, 2025). https://iecn.com/san-bernardino-valley-unanimously-selects-jose-velasquez-as-new-division-i-director/