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Metropolitan Water District general manager urges regional cooperation on Colorado River, outlines storage and local supply plans
Summary
Shivaji Desmouth, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District, told Pasadena Monthly that Metropolitan supplies about half of water for 19 million people across six counties, supports a seven‑state Colorado River consensus and is weighing storage, recycled water and conveyance projects to boost resilience.
Shivaji Desmouth, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, told Pasadena Monthly that Metropolitan provides roughly half of the imported water for about 19 million people across six counties and is pursuing a mix of storage, recycled supplies and conveyance projects to bolster reliability.
"Metropolitan provides about half the supply to these 19 million residents," Desmouth said, describing the agency as the nation's largest wholesale water district. He said Metropolitan is both a major customer of the State Water Project and a long‑standing user of Colorado River supplies, and that the agency partners with 26 member agencies to develop local drought‑resistant…
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