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Press Releases for 2010-2012

For media information please contact Bob Muir at (213) 217-6930.

This area consists of press releases from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California arranged in reverse chronological order. You can access any item by clicking on its title. You can jump to any specific month by clicking the month in the table below.

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January 2012

METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT
REGARDING GOV. BROWN’S STATE-OF-THE-STATE ADDRESS


COVINA RESIDENT SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

LAWSUIT CHALLENGING METROPOLITAN'S WATER RATE
STRUCTURE MOVES AHEAD


SUPERIOR COURT MAKES SERIES OF RULINGS IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING METROPOLITAN RATE STRUCTURE

December 2011

NEW SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

November 2011

DE JESUS APPOINTED VICE CHAIR OF METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD

October 2011

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORLD WATER FORUM TO TACKLE LOCAL, REGIONAL, GLOBAL WATER ISSUES
18-month program kicks off with one-day workshop Friday

BREAUX JOINS METROPOLITAN AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


September 2011


NO HEALTH HAZARD FROM TAP WATER WITH UNPLEASANT TASTE AND ODOR

FORMER STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

June 2011

METROPOLITAN BOARD CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT REGARDING BOARD ACTION
TO PRESERVE CONSERVATION INCENTIVES FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES


MORRIS HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO FIELD OF WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

May 2011

BOATS FROM SAVANNA HIGH SCHOOL, OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL
EARN TOP SPOTS AT METROPOLITAN’S 2011 SOLAR CUP

FORTY HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THREE-DAY SOLAR-POWERED BOAT COMPETITION


April 2011

SOUTHLAND’S IMPROVED WATER RESERVE CONDITIONS ALLOW
METROPOLITAN’S BOARD TO LIFT MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS


BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE PROVIDES METROPOLITAN
WITH INSIGHT, RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FUTURE DEMANDS


March 2011

METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT REGARDING
STATE’S ANTICIPATED WITHDRAWAL OF DROUGHT DECLARATION


RESIDENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES ASKED TO REDUCE WATER USE DURING TREATMENT PLANT SHUTDOWN
Upgrades to major water treatment plant to begin March 18, affecting imported supplies for up to 1.7 million consumers

NEW INLAND EMPIRE REPRESENTATIVE SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

December 2010

METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT REGARDING
CONAWAY RANCH HABITAT AND WATER PROPOSALS


METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT REGARDING
NEW BAY-DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN REPORTS

RETIRED POWAY CITY MANAGER SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

November 2010

METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT REGARDING LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN PROCESS

INITIAL METROPOLITAN WATER SUMMIT TAKES
UP CALIFORNIA’S BIGGEST WATER CHALLENGES


MORRIS ELECTED SECRETARY
OF METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD

METROPOLITAN LAUNCHES NINTH ANNUAL SOLAR CUP;
NATION’S LARGEST SOLAR-POWERED BOAT PROGRAM

October 2010

ADAPTIVE APPROACH IS FOCUS OF LONG-TERM WATER PLAN UPDATED BY METROPOLITAN BOARD

JOHN V. FOLEY RETURNS AS CHAIRMAN OF METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

September 2010

METROPOLITAN OFFERS BUSINESSES 12 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY, WATER
THROUGH REBATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA



NEW COMPTON REPRESENTATIVE SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

August 2010


METROPOLITAN BOARD ADOPTS ENERGY MANAGEMENT POLICIES
Board also reduces property tax rate for ninth time in past 10 years


July 2010


DEALING WITH UNPARALLELED SUPPLY ISSUES, METROPOLITAN
TO LAUNCH SERIES OF PUBLIC FORUMS ON SOUTHLAND’S WATER FUTURE

NEW DIRECTORS REPRESENTING SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
CENTRAL BASIN MWD SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

METROPOLITAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD STATEMENT
ON GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER’S CALL TO DELAY WATER BOND ELECTION



June 2010

LOS ANGELES MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA TO KICK OFF SPRING GREEN EXPO THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 10

METROPOLITAN'S SPRING GREEN EXPO TO FEATURE AREA LEADERS, STUDENTS,
ENTREPRENEURS, INVENTORS WHO ARE MAKING A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD

May 2010

SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES ASKED TO USE
WATER WISELY DURING UPCOMING PIPELINE SHUTDOWN, REPAIR


MONEY-SAVING REBATE PROGRAMS RELAUNCH
JUNE 1 FOR SOUTHLAND RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES


METROPOLITAN OPPOSES PROPOSITION 16 ON JUNE BALLOT

BOATS FROM CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, ANAHEIM, AND SCRIPPS RANCH HIGH
SCHOOL, SAN DIEGO, CAPTURE TOP SPOTS AT METROPOLITAN SOLAR CUP

FIRST-EVER GLOBAL WATER & TECHNOLOGY FORUM TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF WATER SHORTAGES, CLIMATE CHANGE
Metropolitan event to be held Thursday, May 20 at Diamond Valley Lake Visitor Center

THIRTY-SIX SOLAR-POWERED BOATS COMPETE IN
THREE-DAY EVENT AT LAKE SKINNER, TEMECULA


April 2010

SOUTHLAND CONSUMERS, BUSINESSES FACE
SECOND YEAR OF MANDATORY CONSERVATION


OVER 200 ENTREPENEURS ATTEND INLAND EMPIRE SEMINAR TO LEARN ABOUT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES


March 2010

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, FRIENDS OF UNITED NATIONS RECOGNIZE
ENVIRONMENTAL, RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS ON WORLD WATER DAY


RAINS EXPECTED TO BRING SPECTACULAR WILDFLOWERS TO DIAMOND VALLEY
LAKE; SEASONAL WILDFLOWER TRAIL OPENS SATURDAY, MARCH 6


February 2010

LATEST RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS TELL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS
THAT WATER SUPPLY IS STILL RESTRICTED, EVEN WITH WET WINTER


BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE NAMED TO PROVIDE METROPOLITAN
WITH INSIGHT, CHANGES NEEDED TO MEET FUTURE DEMANDS


ANTHONY FELLOW RETURNS TO METROPOLITAN BOARD

METROPOLITAN BOARD APPROVES SUPPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2010 WATER BOND


January 2010

METROPOLITAN'S ROY WOLFE NAMED BOARD CHAIRMAN OF WATER RESEARCH
FOUNDATION

SOUTHLAND'S IMPORTED WATER SUPPLIES REMAIN HINDERED IN 2010, REGARDLESS OF RECENT STORMS.

LIGHTS . . . CAMERA . . .WATER SAVINGS
WEB-BASED VIDEO PROVIDES CONSUMERS HANDS-ON CONSERVATION TIPS FOR INSIDE, OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES.






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