Items Tagged with 'Metropolitan Water District of Southern California'

The Imperial Irrigation District and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have settled a legal conflict over emergency drought plans for Colorado River allocations.

With two dry years and another likely, water districts are taking a close look at the investments that have paid off so far.

Coastal cities and farming regions can maximize supplies by teaming up. And it could help with critical infrastructure funding and upgrading water trading policies.

Policy experts hope a new era in collaborative management will offer inspiration for the ongoing and complex negotiations over Colorado River allocations amid a historic and deepening drought.

New head of CARB * LA cuts tunnel spending * Ag Order 4.0 hits organic hard * COVID talks offer new ag aid * Ag groups fine with Vilsack * Bipartisan bill enlists USDA in climate aid

The board for the Metropolitan Water Authority of Southern California, which handles water imports to the Los Angeles region, voted this week to reduce its cost share for the Delta tunnel project.

Water policy expert Tim Quinn describes a breakdown in coalition building that began 20 years ago.

State calls for injunction to halt biological opinions * Supply disruptions are ‘little reason for alarm,’ say UC economists