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.
December 2009
METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF
INTERIM FEDERAL ACTION PLAN FOR CALIFORNIA’S BAY-DELTA
FORMER METROPOLITAN CHAIRMAN
WES BANNISTER REMEMBERED
NEW DIRECTORS REPRESENTING CITY OF GLENDALE, MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE TO REOPEN TO PRIVATE BOATING IN MID-DECEMBER
November 2009
METROPOLITAN RECEIVES HIGHEST HONOR FROM ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WATER AGENCIES
METROPOLITAN WATER LAUNCHES EIGHTH ANNUAL SOLAR CUP; TEAMS FROM 36 SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF LEGISLATIVE WATER PACKAGE
October 2009
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT ON WITHDRAWAL OF TENTATIVE LABOR AGREEMENTS
TENTATIVE LABOR AGREEMENTS WITHDRAWN
METROPOLITAN APPLAUDS YUBA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARD AS EXAMPLE OF STATEWIDE COOPERATION
WATER BEGINS FLOWING THROUGH
ENTIRE LENGTH OF INLAND FEEDER
September 2009
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT STATEMENT FOLLOWING
BOARD WORKSHOP ON TENTATIVE LABOR CONTRACT AGREEMENTS
SANTIAGO APPOINTED VICE CHAIR
OF METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD
August 2009
TWO NEW DIRECTORS REPRESENTING CITY OF ANAHEIM,
CENTRAL BASIN MWD SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
July 2009
RIVERSIDE COUNTY WATER OFFICIAL
SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
METROPOLITAN BOARD AUTHORIZES EXTENSION
OF DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE BOAT RAMP
SOUTHLAND WATER LEADERS COMMEND OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ON FEDERAL FUNDING
June 2009
METROPOLITAN RESPONDS TO THE FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL OPINION
FOR SALMON, OTHER SAN JOAQUIN DELTA FISH SPECIES
May 2009
TEAMS OF SOUTHLAND COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TAKE ON
GLOBAL, LOCAL WATER ISSUES IN 18-MONTH GRANT PROGRAM
METROPOLITAN BEGINS GENERATING
SUN-POWERED BOATS FROM SAVANNA HIGH SCHOOL, ANAHEIM, AND CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, ANAHEIM, WIN FIRST-PLACE SOLAR CUP™ TROPHIES
NATION’S LARGEST SOLAR BOAT COMPETITION CULMINATES
WITH THREE-DAY RACE EVENT, BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY
Solar Cup to bring nearly 600 high school students on 33 teams
to Lake Skinner for three days of qualifying, racing May 15-17
LOS ANGELES ATTORNEY SEATED
ON METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD
METROPOLITAN’S SPRING GREEN FAIR TO FEATURE
LATEST IN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGY
April 2009
TOP NATIONAL CERTIFICATE PRESENTED THIS SATURDAY
AT DIAMOND
VALLEY LAKE FOR ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN; SPECIAL BIKE RIDE
ALSO PART OF FESTIVITIES
TWO NEW DIRECTORS REPRESENTING CITY OF COMPTON,
WEST BASIN SEATED ON METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD
SOUTHLAND CONSUMERS, BUSINESSES FACE
MANDATORY
CONSERVATION THIS SUMMER
Delta environmental issues, dwindling reserves, drought combine to
force
Metropolitan board to begin limiting imported supplies effective July 1
March 2009
METROPOLITAN CHAIRMAN BRIEFS KEY FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGES
GLENDALE CITY WATER OFFICIAL SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
WILDFLOWERS WILL CARPET HILLSIDES AT DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE;
RECENT RAINS EXPECTED TO BRING SPECTACULAR DISPLAY OF SPRING COLORS
February 2009
METROPOLITAN RESPONDS TO THE GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION DECLARING A
STATE OF EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING DROUGHT
FOUR NEW DIRECTORS REPRESENTING INLAND EMPIRE, SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SEATED ON METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD
AS SOUTHLAND’S 2009 WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK DETERIORATES,
METROPOLITAN NEARLY DOUBLES FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
January 2009
FINAL DELTA VISION IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED BY METROPOLITAN BOARD
METROPOLITAN DEBUTS NEW INTERNET TOOL TO TRACK REGIONWIDE
WATER RESERVES
December 2008
METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT ON FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL OPINION FOR DELTA SMELT
SOUTHLAND STUDENTS BRING TOGETHER WATER CONSERVATION, ART
METROPOLITAN BOARD CHAIRMAN APPOINTS COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
November 2008
ENGINEERING MEETS ENVIRONMENT IN SEVENTH ANNUAL
SOLAR CUP
October 2008
FIRST RAINFALL, END OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
OFFERS CONSUMERS WATER-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER'S STATEMENT ON INITIAL STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION FOR 2009
TIMOTHY F. BRICK RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF
METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT RECALLS DOROTHY GREEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
LOW STORAGE LEVELS CAUSE METROPOLITAN TO SUSPEND
PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES AT DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE AFTER
OCT. 13
Lake to remain open to fishing from shoreline, rental boats
August 2008
August 20, 2008
MASSIVE MECHANICAL MOLE SURFACES FROM
NEARLY FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY UNDER MOUNTAIN
Nearly 4-mile tunnel is last piece of 44-mile Metropolitan Water District
water line that will help agency secure reliability for Southland
July 2008
July 17, 2008
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT STATEMENT ON
PPIC’S “COMPARING FUTURES” REPORT ON DELTA
July 14, 2008
METROPOLITAN STATEMENT ON NEAR-TERM WATER FUNDING, CONSERVATION PACKAGE INTRODUCED BY STATE SENATE, ASSEMBLY LEADERS
July 10, 2008
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT STATEMENT ON WATER PLAN
INTRODUCED BY SEN. FEINSTEIN, GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER
June 2008
June 30, 2008
WITH MAJOR WATER LINE BACK IN SERVICE, METROPOLITAN THANKS 12 MILLION CONSUMERS FOR THEIR WATER-SAVING EFFORTS
Repairs completed two days early; request for regional water conservation continues
June 20, 2008
STATEMENT BY TIMOTHY F. BRICK CHAIRMAN, METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ON DELTA VISION DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN
June 17, 2008
URGENT WATER CONSERVATION REQUESTED IN LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH JULY 2 FOR MAJOR REGIONAL PIPELINE REPAIRS
June 10, 2008
METROPOLITAN BOARD DECLARES WATER SUPPLY ALERT
THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO HELP SUSTAIN RESERVES
In wake of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s drought proclamation, MWD board asks
local water agencies, retailers to adopt, enforce water-saving ordinances, restrictions
June 4, 2008
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT STATEMENT
ON GOVERNOR’S DROUGHT DECLARATION
May 2008
May 30, 2008
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TACKLE GLOBAL, LOCAL WATER
ISSUES THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORLD WATER FORUM
May 19, 2008
METROPOLITAN CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZED FOR LEADERSHIP
IN SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
May 18, 2008
SUN-POWERED BOATS FROM LA PUENTE’S NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL,
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA SCHOOL IN ROLLING HILLS WIN SOLAR CUP TROPHIES
Nearly 850 students on 41 teams compete in sixth annual competition, nation’s largest
May 16, 2008
SOLAR CUP STUDENTS’ WATER-CONSERVATION VIDEOS, RADIO SPOTS, BROCHURES KICK OFF THREE-DAY COMPETITION AT LAKE SKINNER
May 13, 2008
LONG BEACH CITY COUNCILMEMBER SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
May 1, 2008
METROPOLITAN CELEBRATES WATER AWARENESS MONTH
April 2008
April 17, 2008
CUT OUTDOOR WATERING AT LEAST ONE DAY A WEEK, METROPOLITAN
URGES IN LATEST SERIES OF REGION-WIDE ADVERTISEMENTS
Looking to save critical water reserves this summer,
agency launches 13-week conservation ad campaign
April 8, 2008
METROPOLITAN PARTNERS WITH ARIZONA, NEVADA TO FUND
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RESERVOIR, ADD TO COLORADO RIVER FLEXIBILITY
Metropolitan to receive a total of 100,000 acre-feet of water
over next three years in return for share of reservoir funding
April 8, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY PHILANTHROPIST
SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
March 2008
March 11, 2008
SOUTHLAND’S WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGES CONSIDERED AS
METROPOLITAN BOARD ADOPTS $1.9 BILLION SPENDING PLAN
Board also adopts new rates, charges for 2008-09
February 2008
Feb. 29, 2008
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT STATEMENT ON
GOVERNOR’S DELTA LETTER TO STATE SENATE LEADERSHIP
Feb. 29, 2008
WILDFLOWERS RETURN TO
DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE
Feb. 26, 2008
METROPOLITAN, WATER AUTHORITY JOIN OTHER MAJOR U.S. WATER AGENCIES TO FORM NEW NATIONAL CLIMATE ALLIANCE
Collaboration and improved research key to coping with climate change
Feb. 25, 2008
SOUTHLAND DRINKING WATER TAKES FIRST PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL WATER-TASTING COMPETITION
Metropolitan Water District captures second gold medal
Feb. 12, 2008
WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION PLAN
ADOPTED BY METROPOLITAN BOARD
January 2008
Jan. 29, 2008
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT STATEMENT ON DRAFT STATE WATER
PROJECT RELIABILITY REPORT
Jan. 16, 2008
METROPOLITAN BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN STEVE ANDERSON PASSES AWAY
Jan. 8, 2008
FORMER MAYOR OF CORONA SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
Jan. 8, 2008
FORMER STATE ASSEMBLYMAN SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD
Jan. 3, 2008
METROPOLITAN REMINDS CONSUMERS, BUSINESSES TO FORGO OUTDOOR WATERING DURING UPCOMING STORMS
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