Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
WHAT: | With Southern California’s thirst for water-saving rebates—particularly turf removal incentives—at never-before-seen levels, Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors will hold a special meeting next Tuesday to consider increasing district’s two-year conservation budget to a total of $450 million (see link). | |||
WHEN: | Tuesday, May 26, special joint meeting of Metropolitan’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee at 12 noon; media availability will follow board decision | |||
WHERE: | Board Room, Metropolitan Water District headquarters, 700 N. Alameda St., adjacent to historic Union Station, downtown Los Angeles (Media availability will follow in nearby conference room) | |||
PARTICIPANTS: | Metropolitan board Chairman Randy Record and General Manager Jeffrey Kightlinger | |||
VISUALS: | B-roll footage accessible through Metropolitan FTP site. | |||
BACKGROUND:
Along with increasing the district’s two-year conservation budget to a record $450 million, Metropolitan’s board will consider modifying the agency’s turf removal program to ensure rebates continue to be available to homeowners, businesses and public agencies throughout the Southland. If approved, program changes would place some funding limits on rebate requests for residential, commercial and public agency property and would establish rebate tiers based on the amount of turf being removed.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving nearly 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.
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Contacts:
Bob Muir,
213-217-6930
mobile: 213-324-5213
or
Sherita
Coffelt, 213-217-6450
mobile: 214-477-6999
