{"id":6971,"date":"2026-05-16T05:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=9286a16d5b865f1693a166a72724fed0"},"modified":"2026-05-16T05:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:19:00","slug":"metropolitan-issues-statement-on-increased-state-water-project-allocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=6971","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Issues Statement on Increased State Water Project Allocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<i>Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement on the California Department of Water Resources\u2019 increase of the <\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Faccounts%2FCNRA%2Fbulletins%2F417836b&amp;esheet=54537215&amp;newsitemid=20260515589771&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=State+Water+Project+allocation+to+45%25&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c94b6c4d48a8f9f17a25e069c166eb5c\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>State Water Project allocation<\/i><i> to 45%<\/i><\/a><i>:<\/i><\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515589771\/en\/1110664\/4\/MWD_Seal_1_inch.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515589771\/en\/1110664\/22\/MWD_Seal_1_inch.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515589771\/en\/1110664\/4\/MWD_Seal_1_inch.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515589771\/en\/1110664\/21\/MWD_Seal_1_inch.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\n\u201cDespite low snowpack in the Northern Sierra, the Department of Water Resources has been able to take advantage of good runoff conditions and additional precipitation last month to capture more water in Lake Oroville. Metropolitan will continue to strategically manage this year's water supply, including this increased allocation, to deliver reliable water to Southern California and maximize our water storage, preparing us for the challenges ahead.<\/p><p>\n\u201cThese increased supplies from the State Water Project are made available at a particularly critical time given the dry conditions on the Colorado River \u2013 Southern California\u2019s other source of imported water. Together, the Colorado River and the State Water Project deliver about half of all the water used in our region. After a record dry winter in the Colorado River Basin, runoff there is forecast to be just 40% of average \u2013 the second worst in history. Everyone who relies on the river must manage with less water.<\/p><p>\n\u201cWhile the conditions on the Colorado River are alarming, Metropolitan\u2019s investments in diverse imported supplies, as well as storage, increased water efficiency and new local supplies, has prepared us to manage these immediate reductions. We must continue these investments to adapt to the long-term challenges ahead.\u201d<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nRebecca Kimitch, (213) 217-6450; (202) 821-5253, mobile; <a  href=\"mailto:rkimitch@mwdh2o.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">rkimitch@mwdh2o.com<\/a><br\/>Maritza Fairfield, (213) 217-6853; (909) 816-7722, mobile; <a  href=\"mailto:mfairfield@mwdh2o.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">mfairfield@mwdh2o.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement on the California Department of Water Resources\u2019 increase of the State Water Project allocation to 45%:<br \/>\n\u201cDespite low snowpack in t&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6972,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971\/revisions\/6972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}