Metropolitan Water District – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan board rescinds emergency conservation mandate imposed on dozens of communities

March 15, 2023 550

Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...

METROPOLITAN ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Potential of increased water efficiency, reuse, stormwater capture; $100 million for water transfers; SoCal water update, and more …

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Meetings

January 25, 2023 20

With the installation of Adán Ortega as the Chair of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors, there have been...

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Southern California’s water supplies

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December 15, 2022 2

A region-wide water allocation will be required should conditions remain dry Southern California’s water supply news remains dismal, with little...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California’s worsening water supply situation

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November 15, 2022 359

“As we look at the supply outlook for the next year, we again stress the importance of our member agencies...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Reducing reliance on the Delta

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Best of the Notebook

November 10, 2022 219

October Council meeting features Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Metropolitan Water District General Manager Adel Hagekhalil Reduced reliance on...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR

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October 19, 2022 371

The Department of Water Resources released the Environmental Impact Report on July 27, 2022; the extended public comment period will...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry

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Meetings

October 18, 2022 383

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, staff briefed committee members on available supplies and water demands,...

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Metropolitan’s water supplies in 2023

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September 20, 2022 328

Storage supplies not evenly distributed throughout the service area; Changes in accounting on the Colorado River could further impact supplies...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements

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December 1, 2021 531

At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications...

COLORADO RIVER: An update on efforts of the lower basin states to address worsening conditions

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November 24, 2021 266

While the negotiations have not yet started for the new guidelines for the management of the Colorado River, the lower...

FEATURE: Metropolitan Water District prepares for the upcoming Colorado River negotiations

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September 24, 2021 267

In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River,...

MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements, Delta Conveyance Project

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Meetings

March 2, 2021 357

At the February meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, committee members were updated on the voluntary agreement process for the Bay-Delta...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Preparing for the vote on Delta Conveyance planning costs

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Meetings

November 18, 2020 175

At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, preparations continued for the board action at the December meeting regarding funding...

DELTA CONVEYANCE: Metropolitan Committee discusses funding planning costs, how to account for project benefits, and who is in and who is out

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Meetings

November 4, 2020 317

At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, staff continued preparing the committee members for the upcoming decision on funding...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Update: Preliminary cost and benefits, the mechanics of opting out, and more …

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Meetings

September 30, 2020 570

Presentation covers the preliminary cost estimate, the preliminary benefits analysis, the agreement in principle for the State Water Project Delta...