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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Water Supply and Efficiency Programs

for Southern California

• Regional Water Wholesaler to 6 counties - 5,200 square miles

• 26 Member Agencies

• 37 Member Board

• 19 million people

• Projected population growth:~220,000 people / year

• Regional economy: $800+ billion

• Water Supplies: Meets about half of retail demands

Metropolitan Water District

Water Banking / ExchangesTransfers & Storage

Local Supplies LA Aqueduct

Colorado River Aqueduct Supplies

State Water

Project Supplies

Local Supplies Groundwater & Recycling

Conservation

Where Southern CaliforniaGets its Water

20052005 20082008

Lake OrovilleFeather River

20062006 20082008

Shasta ReservoirSacramento River

20022002 20082008

Lake PowellColorado River

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CVP PumpsCVP Pumps

SWP PumpsSWP Pumps

StocktonStocktonStocktonStockton

SacramentoSacramento

Court Ruling Restricts conveyance when fish present

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought, warning that California's water supply

is falling dangerously low because of below-average rainfall and court-ordered water restrictions aimed at

protecting fish.

~2.2 MAF

~670 TAF

~2.8 MAF

~ 1.7 MAF

~670 TAF

~2.3 MAF

~ 1.1 MAF

~670 TAF

~1.8 MAF

January January 20072007

January January 20082008

January January 20092009

Metropolitan’s Storage Reserves

•Baseline Water Use Efficiency

•Water Supply Watch

•Water Supply Alert

•Water Supply Allocation

Southern California Water Supply 2009

Commercial Landscape

Residential

Conservation Programs

• Regional Commercial/Industrial/Institutional HVAC - Cooling Tower Controllers

Food Service - Ice Machines, Food Steamers

Landscape - Irrigation Controllers/Nozzles and Syn Turf

Rest Rooms - Toilets and Urinals

•Regional Residential Inside - Washing Machines, Toilets

Outside - Irrigation Controllers and Nozzles, Syn Turf

•Agricultural Program

Programs

• No excessive runoff• No washing down hard/paved surfaces• Obligation to fix leaks, breaks, malfunctions• Limitations on water features, pools

Water Conservation Ordinances Water Waste

New Technologies Being Studied• Innovative Conservation Grant Program

More Information

213-217-7693

Bill McDonnell

bmcdonnell@mwdh2o.com