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Article: Metropolitan Partners with Arizona, Nevada to Fund Construction of New Reservoir, Add to Colorado River Flexibility.
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- April 8, 2008
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Metropolitan to Receive a Total of 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water over Next Three Years in Return for Share of Reservoir Funding
LOS ANGELES -- To help increase operational flexibility along the Colorado River, Metropolitan Water District's Board of Directors today authorized $28.7 million to join agencies in Arizona and Nevada in funding construction of a new reservoir that will save up to 228 billion gallons of water per year.
In return for its funding, Metropolitan will receive 100,000 acre-feet of water, including up to 34,000 acre-feet this year that will be created though construction and operation of the reservoir adjacent to the All American Canal in ...