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40 Under 40: Castulo Estrada

The 34-year-old is the first Latino and youngest member elected to the Coachella Valley Water District board of directors.

Staff Report 40 Under 40, Current PSL

castulo estrada city of coachella
PHOTOGRAPH BY TAWNI BANNISTER
Castulo Estrada, 34

Vice President, Board of Directors, 
Coachella Valley Water District;
Utilities Manager, City of Coachella

The first Latino and youngest (at age 26) member elected to the Coachella Valley Water District board of directors, Estrada has led efforts to extend water lines into the East Valley’s unincorporated communities, where he grew up. “I think about water pretty much 24/7,” he says. “It’s time for us to make sure [those communities] have what a lot of us take for granted.”

• VIDEO: Castulo chats about coming up with a plan to assist the water needs of East Valley residents.