SCV Water Board · Division 3

MariaGutzeit

Re-Elect · SCV Water Board

Proven Leadership

Engineer and SCV Water Board President Maria Gutzeit advocated for $23 million in outside grants and led the merger that saved ratepayers more than $10 million. Keep her working for your water.

Endorsed by the Sierra Club & L.A. League of Conservation Voters

See Her Results Endorsements

Board PresidentSanta Clarita Valley Water Agency

The Environmental Choice for SCV Water

Endorsed by Leading
Conservation Groups

Sierra ClubEndorses Maria Gutzeit

League of Conservation VotersLos Angeles · Endorses Maria Gutzeit

Also endorsed by the Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce & L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger

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I don’t wait for a problem to get expensive. I’d rather fix it while it’s still cheap.

— Maria Gutzeit, Board President

Engineer · Small Business Owner · Board President

Maria Gutzeit is Protecting Our Water

Maria has served Santa Clarita as a water official since 2003. She’s an engineer and small business owner who has made cost control, transparency and clean water her priorities.

President, SCV Water Board of Directors

Led the merger that created SCV Water

Serves on the SCV Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Water Resources & Watershed · Public Outreach & Legislation committees

A Record of Results

Results You Can Count On

$23M+

Brought our money home.

Maria advocated in Washington, D.C. for more than $23 million in outside grants for treatment and safety upgrades — with nearly $17 million more in the pipeline.

$10M+

Cut waste. Saved ratepayers.

Maria led the merger that created SCV Water, combining local agencies into one and saving ratepayers more than $10 million.

Wells

Protected our groundwater.

When new contamination standards threatened local wells, Maria helped guide the agency toward low-maintenance treatment facilities to protect them.

20 Yrs

Planned ahead for drought.

Maria pushed for an updated 20-year water supply plan. Santa Clarita residents have not faced mandatory rationing.

Rebates

Rewards, not fines.

Instead of fining customers, Maria championed conservation rebates and smart water meters.

Polluters Pay

Made polluters pay.

SCV Water has secured millions in penalties from polluters — funding cleanup without raising your water bill.

Clean & Safe Drinking Water

Safe Water Starts With Staying Ahead.

Maria doesn’t wait for a problem to get expensive. She has pushed for treatment to protect local wells, extra groundwater monitoring before it was required, and penalties that make polluters pay for cleanup.

Treatment facilities to protect local groundwater wells.

Extra groundwater monitoring near Chiquita Canyon Landfill — before it was required.

Millions in polluter penalties to fund cleanup.

Outside grants for treatment and safety upgrades.

Monitoring earlyMaria pushed for added groundwater monitoring near the closed Chiquita Canyon Landfill well before it was required. Testing shows no impact on drinking water.

Protecting local wellsLow-maintenance treatment facilities protect local wells threatened by new contamination standards.

Cleanup without rate hikesPenalties from polluters help fund cleanup — not your monthly bill.

Cost Control & Transparency

Your money, protected.

Maria’s approach to costs: bring in outside funding, save through consolidation, and make polluters — not ratepayers — pay for cleanup.

$23M+In outside grants secured for treatment and safety upgrades.

~$17MMore in grant funding in the pipeline.

$10M+Saved for ratepayers through the SCV Water merger.

Polluters payPenalties fund cleanup without raising bills.

Ready for the next drought

20-year supply plan

Updated long-range planning for future demand and dry years.

No mandatory rationing

Santa Clarita residents have not faced mandatory rationing.

Smart water meters

Championed as part of a conservation approach without customer fines.

Conservation rebates

Incentives that reward saving water — instead of fines.

Reliable Supply · Sustainability

Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Water.

Maria pushed for an updated 20-year water supply plan, and Santa Clarita residents have not faced mandatory rationing. She serves on the SCV Groundwater Sustainability Agency and has championed conservation through rebates and smart meters instead of fines.

Updated 20-year water supply plan.
No mandatory rationing for residents.
Serves on the SCV Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
Rebates and smart meters instead of fines.

Endorsements

Trusted by Leaders Across the Valley

Maria is endorsed by environmental groups, labor, business organizations, local elected leaders and six of her colleagues on the SCV Water Board.

Elected Leaders

Kathryn BargerLos Angeles County Supervisor
Scott WilkState Senator (Ret.)
Patsy AyalaSanta Clarita Mayor Pro Tem
Jason GibbsSanta Clarita Councilmember
Cameron SmythSanta Clarita Councilmember (Ret.)
Bob KellarSanta Clarita Councilmember (Ret.)

SCV Water Board Colleagues

Gary MartinVice President
Bill CooperVice President
Dirk MarksDirector
Ken PetersenDirector
Piotr OrzechowskiDirector
Dan MasnadaDirector

Environment & Business

Sierra Club
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce
BizFed
National Women’s Political Caucus – San Fernando Valley

Labor

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
LA-OC Building Trades
International Union of Operating Engineers
Ironworkers Local 416
Ironworkers Local 433
IBEW Local 11

Community Leaders

Charlie RasmussenChairman of the Board, C.A. Rasmussen Inc.
Patti RasmussenPresident, C&P Rasmussen Foundation
Helene SachsCommunity member & businesswoman
Jim VentressCEO (Ret.), Boys & Girls Club SCV

Join Them

Cost control. Transparency. Clean water.

Vote Maria

“Water isn’t political.It’s essential.”— Maria Gutzeit

November 3, 2026 · Division 3

Two Seats. Two Engineers.

Voters in Division 3 — including Castaic, Stevenson Ranch and parts of Valencia, Saugus and Newhall — will fill two seats on the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors. Maria Gutzeit and Ken Petersen share one goal: water that is clean, reliable, affordable and sustainable for every family in the valley.

Clean & Safe Drinking Water

Reliable Water Supply

Affordable Rates & Fiscal Responsibility

Infrastructure & Long-Term Planning

Sustainability & Stewardship

SCV Water · Division 3

Maria Gutzeit

Board President. Engineer. Water official since 2003.

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