Metropolitan Board ChairmanÔÇÖs Statement on Formation of California WaterFix Design and Construction Authority

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Randy Record, chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California, issues the following statement
regarding the formation of the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction
Joint Powers Authority for California WaterFix:

ÔÇ£With todayÔÇÖs formation of the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction
Joint Powers Authority, we are taking another important step forward to
build California WaterFix and provide much of our state with the water
supply reliability it needs in a climate change world.

ÔÇ£Using a Design and Construction Authority, Metropolitan and the other
public water agencies that are investing in California WaterFix will be
able to safely manage, design and construct the project with
transparency and accountability, while the state Department of Water
Resources maintains a strong and important oversight role. We are
confident this partnership is the best structure to manage risk and
ensure WaterFix is built on time, on budget and to the highest
engineering standards.ÔÇØ

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.

Contacts

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Rebecca Kimitch
(213)
217-6450
(202) 821-5253, mobile
or
Bob Muir
(213)
217-6930
(213) 324-5213, mobile