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title: Certified Payroll Requirements for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Projects
url: https://wellstanding.com/requirements/the-metropolitan-water-district-of-southern-california/
description: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California public works projects: the portal situation, the DIR eCPR duty, deadlines and penalties, with live.
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publisher: WellStanding Certified Payroll
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# Certified payroll requirements for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California projects

What California public works subcontractors owe, and keep owing every payroll week, when the awarding body is The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. With live registration data from DIR project filings.

Data updated 2026-10-18

19projects registered 2026-06-26 to 2026-10-18

17subcontractor listings on those projects

Requireddirect DIR eCPR filing on this body's projects

## Recent The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California project registrations

New PWC-100 project registrations naming The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as the awarding body, from DIR's public project registry. Every one of these projects means certified payroll for every contractor and sub on it, starting with the first week worked.

| Project | Registered | Scope |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Elevator Services | 2026-10-08 |  |
| MWD Diemer Plant Pumping Services | 2026-10-08 |  |
| Access road repair Dimer WTP | 2026-10-07 |  |
| Asphalt Paving | 2026-10-06 |  |
| Waterproofing Repairs at MWD La Verne | 2026-10-01 |  |
| Fuel Tank Inspection, Maintenance, and R | 2026-10-01 |  |
| 2 of 3: HVAC & Facilities | 2026-09-30 |  |
| Regular Service - Etiwanda Feeder | 2026-09-28 | GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES |

## The portal situation

We have not verified a dedicated compliance portal for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Your contract documents are the source of truth: if a system like LCPtracker, Elation, or PRISM is named, uploads there are the awarding body's monitoring copy. Either way the direct DIR eCPR filing under your own registration is a separate, standing obligation on non-exempt projects ([DIR eCPR FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/ecprfaq.html)).

## Your filing duties on these projects

- **Direct DIR eCPR filing.** On a registered public works project you submit electronic certified payroll records directly to DIR at least monthly, or more often when the contract says so, under your own PWCR registration ([Labor Code 1771.4](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1771.4)). DIR is explicit that submitting certified payroll to the awarding body, the prime, or a portal "does not put you in compliance with the state unless you submit eCPRs directly to DIR" ([DIR eCPR FAQ](https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/ecprfaq.html)).
- **Federal WH-347 weekly** when federal money is in the project, with the Statement of Compliance signed ([U.S. Department of Labor](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/forms/wh347)).
- **Records on demand.** A written request for certified payroll records starts a 10 day clock. Miss it and the penalty is $100 per worker per calendar day, enforceable by withholding from your progress payments ([Labor Code 1776](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1776)). From January 1, 2027, [SB 909](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB909) (Chapter 660, Statutes of 2026) raises it to $140 per worker per calendar day; [what SB 909 changes](https://wellstanding.com/guides/sb-909-prevailing-wage-penalty-increases-2027/).

## Working for a water or sanitation district

Special districts like water and sanitation agencies are steady public works buyers with small procurement teams. Few run compliance portals; most rely on DIR's own systems for certified payroll. That makes the direct eCPR filing the whole game: there is no GC portal to hide behind, and a records request under Labor Code 1776 comes straight to you.

## Trades recently listed on The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California work

- Landscaping (C-27): 2 contractors
- D-49 (D-49): 2 contractors
- General building (B): 2 contractors
- Elevator (C-11): 2 contractors
- D-21 (D-21): 2 contractors
- General engineering (A): 2 contractors

### Keep reading

- [California certified payroll: the complete guide](https://wellstanding.com/guides/california-certified-payroll/)
- [LCPtracker vs DIR: why the GC's portal does not make you compliant](https://wellstanding.com/guides/lcptracker-vs-dir/)
- [Certified payroll penalties in California](https://wellstanding.com/guides/certified-payroll-penalties-california/)

### Other water or sanitation district requirements

- [Santa Margarita Water District](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/santa-margarita-water-district/)
- [Imperial Irrigation District](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/imperial-irrigation-district/)
- [Irvine Ranch Water District 3](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/irvine-ranch-water-district-3/)
- [Eastern Municipal Water District - Purchasing](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/eastern-municipal-water-district-purchasing/)
- [Moulton Niguel Water District](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/moulton-niguel-water-district/)
- [All water or sanitation district pages](https://wellstanding.com/requirements/type/water-or-sanitation-district/)

### Works with the payroll you already run

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- [Sage](https://wellstanding.com/for/sage/)