In 1955, the Las Virgenes Water Committee was formed to seek out a permanent source of water for the Las Virgenes area. The goal was to achieve annexation to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). In a policy statement drafted on August 9, 1957, the Committee resolved to form the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) and to cooperate with the Calleguas Municipal Water District to annex to MWD. A special election was set for February 1958. The measure was approved by 64% of the 1,009 total voters.

Two years later, the district completed construction of the primary pipeline to Las Virgenes. It was then that the district began laying pipe for local distribution. In July 1963, the first drop of water was pumped to the Agoura Fire Station on Cornell Road.

Today, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District serves a population of over 65,000 across a 122 square mile area in western Los Angeles County, including the incorporated cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Westlake Village as well as several unincorporated areas.

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