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Upper District warns golden mussel disruption could curtail imported deliveries; Monrovia groundwater currently healthy
Summary
Upper District General Manager Tom Love updated the council that Metropolitan Water District storage is strong and local groundwater has recovered, but LA County halted deliveries over golden mussel detection concerns; mitigation plans and county sign‑off are needed before deliveries resume, with potential timelines into spring.
Tom Love, general manager of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, briefed the Monrovia City Council on Dec. 2 about statewide water conditions and an invasive species threat that has affected imported water deliveries.
Love said Metropolitan Water District (MWD) is holding high levels of stored water after strong allocations in recent years, but the Golden Mussel — first detected in California in late 2024 and observed at Lake Silverwood in August — presents a new operational risk. He said LA County Public Works stopped…
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