CEO_General Manager

Thomas “Tom” Smegal is Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), comprising 26 utilities that purchase water from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) for resale to their local service areas.  The Agency represents its members’ collective interests in their relationship with the SFPUC on matters related to water supply, facility reliability, operations, water quality and wholesale water rates. 

Tom was appointed as CEO/General Manager of BAWSCA by the Board of Directors effective December 1, 2024.

Prior to his appointment, Tom Smegal worked at California Water Service Company (Cal Water) where he served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and in other managerial and executive positions over a course of 27 years.  

After more than thirty years of working in the industry to support improvements in water service, quality, and reliability, and as a former member of the BAWSCA Board, Tom recognize that achieving BAWSCA’s goal depends on the leadership by its Chief Executive Officer; ideas, advice and policy decisions by the Board; and agreement with and among the twenty-six member agencies.  He looks forward to the opportunities of his new responsibilities, the challenges that lie ahead, and to work with the member agencies and San Francisco to improve long-term water supply reliability in the face of the challenges of climate change, housing mandates, and periodic drought.

Tom is a registered Civil Engineer and a graduate of Stanford University, in addition to his interdisciplinary study of water and energy resources at the University of California, Berkeley.  Tom has extensive experience in water utility cost analysis and rate design, financing, and public outreach.