Metropolitan Water District General Manager Deven Upadhyay issues the following statement on the California Department of Water Resources’ increase of the State Water Project allocation
to 35%:
“The increased State Water Project allocation helps to buttress our preparedness for the inevitable swing back to dry conditions. Metropolitan started this year with a record amount of water in storage – 3.8 million acre-feet. Thanks to Southern California’s commitment to water efficiency, resulting in some of the lowest water demands the region has seen in decades, this increased allocation this year means Metropolitan will be able to meet demands with our imported supplies and may be able to add water to our record storage.
“Metropolitan is taking steps to manage these resources as effectively as possible – storing water in critical locations, accessible to communities when and where they need them, as well as raising revenues through innovative water resource management programs. We also continue to invest in water efficiency and local supplies, helping Southern California continue adapting to climate change.”
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