Metropolitan Water District Archives ~ Page 3 of 11 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 27, 2023

The water beef used to be all about Los Angeles vs. San Diego. But a local water divorce roiled the...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Big Year of Rain Means Big Budget Hole at Metropolitan

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

November 21, 2023

Water sales are down so much that the agency is talking about changing how it charges for water in the...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Selling Back Some Pricey Colorado River Water for Cheaper Met Water

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

November 10, 2023

A deal between formerly warring parties could generate more water supplies in the drying West. By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of...

NEWS RELEASE: New SoCal water bank improves water supply reliability for millions

Metropolitan Water District

Groundwater News

October 23, 2023

Officials celebrate start of $211 million High Desert Water Bank, Metropolitan’s largest-ever investment in groundwater storage From the Metropolitan Water...

REACTIONS: Here’s what water agencies and NGOs have to say about the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan environmental document

Maven

Policy and regulation

September 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Yesterday, the State Water Board released its release of its draft staff report and Substitute Environmental Document for the...

PRESS RELEASE: Metropolitan improving water supply reliability for 7 million people

Metropolitan Water District

Water project operations

September 12, 2023

Board advances two projects that will increase access to water supply, storage for communities that faced shortages last year Press...

SoCAL WATER: The impact of Reclamation’s SEIS alternatives on Metropolitan’s Colorado River supplies; Abundant precipitation refills storage

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

May 18, 2023

Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...

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

Metropolitan Water District

Policy and regulation

March 15, 2023

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 …

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

January 25, 2023

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

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

December 15, 2022

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

CAL MATTERS: California drought: Water providers still predict shortages next year

Cal Matters

Current Conditions Planning and management

December 13, 2022

Despite December storms, water supplies remain low in many areas. Some managers expect to impose severe restrictions on their customers....

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project draft EIR, part 2; Collaborative salmonid recovery project

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

November 17, 2022

At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, agenda items included the second of a two-part presentation on the...

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

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

November 15, 2022

“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

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

November 10, 2022

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

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 19, 2022

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