LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct. 5, 2015 -- On Thursday, Oct. 22, the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California will host a workshop that will help the public learn more about and provide input on ways the region's water supplies will be developed and managed over the next two decades.
The workshop's goal is to present information on "Water Tomorrow," an update of MWD's Integrated Water Resources Plan. Originally adopted in 1996 and updated every five years, the 25-year plan takes an in-depth look at ways to achieve long-term supply reliability for the region using a range of strategies, including imports from the State Water Project and the Colorado River, water conservation, recycling, groundwater storage and clean up, stormwater recharge, and desalination.
"With water and drought issues topping Californians' list of concerns, we hope the public will take advantage of this opportunity to learn more and participate," said MWD General Manager Jeffrey Kightlinger. "Water Tomorrow is being updated through a collaborative process, and we know that having more ideas and perspectives will help inform our decisions going forward."
MWD has created a microsite for the Water Tomorrow update here. The site provides easy access to meeting information and presentations, technical analysis and policy documents as well as the link to the upcoming webcast. The site also includes a comment portal so the public and groups can more effectively participate as the foundational regional plan is updated.
To better understand future water needs, MWD has heard over the last eight months from experts and analyzed updated information on local water projects as well as demographic projections for Southern California. Many of the region's water agencies and environmental interests have been involved in the update process through regular meetings of the District's Integrated Resources Planning Committee, which also have been open to the public.
After the October workshop, the schedule calls for technical analysis to be completed in December as the process transitions into discussions over public policy. The workshop -- scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at MWD's headquarters, at 700 N. Alameda Avenue in downtown Los Angeles -- also will be webcast.
See also:
"MWD partners with Southern Nevada Water Authority to boost available water supplies"
"MWD to partner with CA orgs for unique water-saving social media campaign"
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