bill mc donnell presentation water summit 8 09
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Water Supply and Efficiency Programs
for Southern California
• Regional Water Wholesaler to 6 counties - 5,200 square miles
• 26 Member Agencies
• 37 Member Board
• 19 million people
• Projected population growth:~220,000 people / year
• Regional economy: $800+ billion
• Water Supplies: Meets about half of retail demands
Metropolitan Water District
Water Banking / ExchangesTransfers & Storage
Local Supplies LA Aqueduct
Colorado River Aqueduct Supplies
State Water
Project Supplies
Local Supplies Groundwater & Recycling
Conservation
Where Southern CaliforniaGets its Water
20052005 20082008
Lake OrovilleFeather River
20062006 20082008
Shasta ReservoirSacramento River
20022002 20082008
Lake PowellColorado River
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1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003
CVP PumpsCVP Pumps
SWP PumpsSWP Pumps
StocktonStocktonStocktonStockton
SacramentoSacramento
Court Ruling Restricts conveyance when fish present
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought, warning that California's water supply
is falling dangerously low because of below-average rainfall and court-ordered water restrictions aimed at
protecting fish.
~2.2 MAF
~670 TAF
~2.8 MAF
~ 1.7 MAF
~670 TAF
~2.3 MAF
~ 1.1 MAF
~670 TAF
~1.8 MAF
January January 20072007
January January 20082008
January January 20092009
Metropolitan’s Storage Reserves
•Baseline Water Use Efficiency
•Water Supply Watch
•Water Supply Alert
•Water Supply Allocation
Southern California Water Supply 2009
Commercial Landscape
Residential
Conservation Programs
• Regional Commercial/Industrial/Institutional HVAC - Cooling Tower Controllers
Food Service - Ice Machines, Food Steamers
Landscape - Irrigation Controllers/Nozzles and Syn Turf
Rest Rooms - Toilets and Urinals
•Regional Residential Inside - Washing Machines, Toilets
Outside - Irrigation Controllers and Nozzles, Syn Turf
•Agricultural Program
Programs
• No excessive runoff• No washing down hard/paved surfaces• Obligation to fix leaks, breaks, malfunctions• Limitations on water features, pools
Water Conservation Ordinances Water Waste
New Technologies Being Studied• Innovative Conservation Grant Program
