Metropolitan Water District Archives ~ Page 6 of 12 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

March 20, 2019

Presentation delves into the proposed voluntary agreement; compares flows, looks at funding At the March meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Board steps up to support Drought Contingency Plan; protects Southland’s stored water in Lake Mead

Metropolitan Water District

Colorado River

March 12, 2019

From the Metropolitan Water District: With the fate of a long-negotiated deal to protect Colorado River supplies in jeopardy, the...

METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Coordinated Operations Agreement for the SWP/CVP, Voluntary settlement agreements

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

January 10, 2019

At the January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Water District begins drawing down stored water in Lake Mead

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

January 7, 2019

“If there is no Drought Contingency Plan, we don’t want to leave potentially half a million acre-feet or more locked...

COLORADO RIVER: Metropolitan Committee hears more details on the Drought Contingency Plan

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

November 14, 2018

Metropolitan Board of Directors expected to vote in December At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee,...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta discusses the Water Fix economic analysis

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 31, 2018

In September of 2018, the Department of Water Resources released the latest economic analysis for the California Water Fix which...

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Update on Southern California regional groundwater conditions

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

October 16, 2018

Data shows groundwater recharge in the region has declined by 1.1 MAF since 2000; storage remains at unhealthy levels At...

The Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan agreement and what it means to Metropolitan

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

October 11, 2018

Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee discusses the drought contingency plan for the Colorado River On Wednesday, the major headline...

THIS JUST IN … Watchdogs Sue Metropolitan Water District Over Delta Tunnel Financing

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

September 10, 2018

MWD’s planned rate hikes to pay for WaterFix Project violate Propositions 26 and 13 From Food and Water Watch: Food...

Metropolitan’s Groundwater Banking Programs

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

September 5, 2018

Presentation looks at the benefits, challenges, and risks of Metropolitan’s groundwater banking programs Beginning in the early 1990s, Metropolitan Water...