Your Water - SB60 Achievements in Conservation, Recycling and Groundwater Recharge

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Achievements in Conservation, Recycling and Groundwater Recharge

Since 2000, Metropolitan Water District has filed annual reports with the California Legislature detailing its achievements in conservation, recycling and groundwater recharge. Locally-developed water resources are important elements of a sustainable, environmentally sound and cost-effective water resource "mix" to maintain reliability in urban Southern California. This report summarizes Metropolitan’s achievements and progress in developing and managing our limited water resources.

Metropolitan Water District's Annual Progress Report 2013
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Archived Reports

CONSERVATION
Metropolitan and its member agencies have long been leaders in water conservation, having invested more than $322 million in the last 20 years. Conservation is a core element of Metropolitan’s long-term water management strategy. This strategy places equal weight on local and imported resource development. Conservation is considered a local supply investment similar to water recycling and storage.

LOCAL RESOURCES
Water recycling, groundwater recovery and groundwater storage are important elements in the region’s diverse local resource portfolio and help bring greater water supply reliability to Southern California. Metropolitan provides financial incentives through its Local Resources Program (LRP) for the development and use of recycled water and recovered groundwater. Since the inception of the LRP in 1982, Metropolitan has invested more than $302 million(producing 1,679,000 acre-feet) in recycled water and $111 million (resulting in 594,000 acre-feet) in groundwater recovery. Metropolitan has partnered with member agencies on 64 recycling projects and 21 groundwater recovery projects.

WATERSHED INITIATIVES
Metropolitan is active on planning boards and organizations formed to improve watershed management and restoration. Metropolitan works with stakeholders in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed and participates in the Greater Los Angeles County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, the Council for Watershed Health and the Southern California Water Committee.

ETHICS OFFICE
The Ethics Office works collaboratively with Metropolitan’s Board of Directors, general manager, general counsel and general auditor to promote the agency’s core values: integrity, stewardship, diversity, leadership, open communication and teamwork.

Archived Reports*
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2012
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2010
2009
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2001

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