Modesto Irrigation District (MID) has hired Paul Peschel to serve as Assistant General Manager of Water Operations. Peschel succeeds Gordon Enas who recently retired after more than 9 years of service at MID and more than 30 years in the water industry.
Peschel joins MID from Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley where he served as the General Manager since 2021. He previously had a five-year tenure as General Manager at Kings River Conservation District and spent more than 28 years in various leadership positions at Imperial Irrigation District.
As MID’s Assistant General Manager of Water Operations, Peschel will plan, organize and direct division activities including civil engineering, water use, planning and conservation, irrigation services, construction management and Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant operations.
“Paul’s leadership coupled with his vast technical experience will be an asset to upholding the District’s commitment of providing the highest level of service,” said MID General Manager Jimi Netniss.
Peschel received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University. He is a California-licensed civil engineer.
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About the Modesto Irrigation District (MID)
The Modesto Irrigation District, established in 1887, is a vertically integrated public utility located in California’s Central Valley. MID provides irrigation water to more than 2,300 agricultural accounts irrigating close to 60,000 acres and electricity to more than 131,000 residential, commercial, and agricultural accounts in Modesto, Empire, Salida, Waterford, and Mountain House as well as parts of Escalon, Oakdale, Ripon, and Riverbank. MID also treats, delivers, and wholesales up to approximately 67,000 acre-feet of drinking water per year to the City of Modesto. For more information about MID visit MID's website or follow MID's Facebook Page and MID's X (Twitter).