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Press Releases for 2011-2013

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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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May 2013

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS FROM ANAHEIM, CALABASAS EARLY LEADERS
AS THREE-DAY SOLAR-POWERED BOAT COMPETITION BEGINS


STUDENTS FROM 39 SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS PREPPING
FOR NATION’S LARGEST SOLAR-POWERED BOAT COMPETITION


April 2013

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORLD WATER FORUM ENDS AS COLLEGE TEAMS
DISPLAY SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL, GLOBAL WATER CHALLENGES


NEW DIRECTOR REPRESENTING CITY OF PASADENA
SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

March 2013

METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT ON
RELEASE OF DRAFT BAY DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN


February 2013

NEW DIRECTORS REPRESENTING CENTRAL BASIN, UPPER SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD


RESIDENTS IN PASADENA, THREE NEIGHBORING FOOTHILL
COMMUNITIES ASKED TO CURTAIL WATER USE DURING PIPELINE
SHUTDOWN

January 2013

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



December 2012

VENTURA COUNTY WATER OFFICIAL
JOINS METROPOLITAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS


FORMER STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
JOINS METROPOLITAN AS NEW ETHICS OFFICER

November 2012

METROPOLITAN GENERAL MANAGER’S STATEMENT REGARDING
AGREEMENT ON COLORADO RIVER DELIVERIES, STORAGE


CIVIC LEADER AND COMPANY OWNER SEATED
ON METROPOLITAN BOARD

October 2012

JOHN V. FOLEY RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS


September 2012

RETIRED BUSINESSMAN SEATED ON METROPOLITAN BOARD


July 2012

METROPOLITAN BOARD CHAIRMAN ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING DELTA
ANNOUNCEMENT BY GOV. BROWN, INTERIOR SECRETARY SALAZAR


NO HEALTH HAZARD FROM TAP WATER WITH UNPLEASANT
TASTE AND ODOR



June 2012

METROPOLITAN BOARD AUTHORIZES OZONE RETROFIT
AT DISTRICT’S OLDEST WATER TREATMENT PLANT

May 2012

STUDENT TEAMS FROM 39 SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS
CAPTURE TOP HONORS AT METROPOLITAN’S 2012 SOLAR CUP™


TEAMS FROM VENTURA, RIVERSIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
EARLY LEADERS AS THREE-DAY SOLAR-POWERED BOAT
COMPETITION LAUNCHES


STUDENTS FROM 39 SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS PREPARING
FOR NATION’S LARGEST SOLAR-POWERED BOAT COMPETITION


April 2012

MONTHS OF OPEN, PUBLIC MEETINGS REFLECTED IN TWO-YEAR
METROPOLITAN BUDGET, NEW WATER RATES


March 2012

METROPOLITAN APPOINTS INTERIM ETHICS OFFICER AS SEARCH FOR
PERMANENT REPLACEMENT CONTINUES


MARCIA SCULLY NAMED MWD GENERAL COUNSEL

METROPOLITAN BOARD CHAIRMAN RESPONDS TO
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY’S NEW WEB SITE



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


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