Lower Basin Historic District

Metropolitan Issues Statement on Lower Basin Plan for Interim Operations of Colorado River

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California issues the following statements on the submission of a consensus Lower Basin Plan to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as an action alternative under the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for revised interim operation of the Colorado River through 2026:

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  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California issues the following statements on the submission of a consensus Lower Basin Plan to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as an action alternative under the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for revised interim operation of the Colorado River through 2026:
    “The consensus alternative agreed to with our partners across the Lower Basin will produce exactly the short-term stability to the Colorado River system we need.
  • We are grateful Reclamation has agreed to analyze this consensus plan, and we are hopeful it will emerge as the preferred alternative.
  • “This plan calls for all Colorado River water users to share in the effort to use less water.
  • We must continue that collaborative and cooperative approach as we begin the critical work ahead.”
    Director Gloria Cordero, Colorado River Board of California board member representing Metropolitan Water District:
    “We appreciate the teamwork and unity of our California partners and collaboration throughout the Colorado River Basin.

Expanded Partnership Between Metropolitan, Quechan Tribe Will Conserve Colorado River Water, Help Protect Lake Mead

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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Everyone throughout the Lower Basin must work together to get through these challenges and ensure our communities have the water they need.

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  • Everyone throughout the Lower Basin must work together to get through these challenges and ensure our communities have the water they need.
  • I want to thank the Quechan Tribe for their partnership and look forward to the benefits we will all see from this program.
  • The 45,000-acre Quechan tribal lands lie along the Colorado River in southeast California and southwest Arizona.
  • Of the payments made, 75 percent will go to farmers under individual agreements, while 25 percent will be paid to the Quechan Tribe.

Water Agencies Announce Partnership to Invest $200 Million in Conservation Efforts to Bolster Colorado River’s Lake Mead, Under 500+ Plan

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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The agreement, known as the 500+ Plan, aims to add 500,000 acre-feet of additional water to Lake Mead in both 2022 and 2023 by facilitating actions to conserve water across the Lower Colorado River Basin.

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  • The agreement, known as the 500+ Plan, aims to add 500,000 acre-feet of additional water to Lake Mead in both 2022 and 2023 by facilitating actions to conserve water across the Lower Colorado River Basin.
  • Two decades of drought on the Colorado River is taking a toll across the Basin and on Lake Mead.
  • By working together weve staved off these historic low levels for years, thanks to collaboration and conservation in the Lower Basin.
  • We hope as this initiative is developed, that along with our other many conservation efforts, it will provide strong support for Lake Mead water levels.

California, Arizona Water Agencies Partner to Advance Development of Large-Scale Recycled Water Project

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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Through an agreement approved Tuesday by Metropolitan Water Districts Board of Directors, the Central Arizona Project and Arizona Department of Water Resources will contribute up to $6 million to environmental planning of the Regional Recycled Water Program , a project to purify treated wastewater to produce a new, drought-proof water supply for Southern California.

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  • Through an agreement approved Tuesday by Metropolitan Water Districts Board of Directors, the Central Arizona Project and Arizona Department of Water Resources will contribute up to $6 million to environmental planning of the Regional Recycled Water Program , a project to purify treated wastewater to produce a new, drought-proof water supply for Southern California.
  • Under the new agreement, the Central Arizona Project will contribute $5 million and the Arizona Department of Water Resources will contribute $1 million to this planning work.
  • Increasing the reuse of recycled water is critical to augmenting water supplies and creating a more resilient Colorado River, said Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke.
  • Expanding the value of the Regional Recycled Water Program to the entire Southwest could also help earn federal financial support for the project.