During the 61-day public comment period for the project’s draft EIR, which included three public meetings, Metropolitan received 39 comments regarding the report’s adequacy. Those comments have been considered and addressed in the production of the final EIR. “Under the leadership of Metropolitan Board Chair Adán Ortega, Pure Water Southern California has been grounded in strong partnerships and consensus,” said Metropolitan General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh. “From the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, groundwater basin managers and our member agencies to the Central Arizona Project and Southern Nevada Water Authority, this project has been sustained by the support of partners who see the promise in
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Environmental groups in favor of the Metropolitan vote included LA Waterkeeper, Sierra Club and San Diego Coastkeeper. “This is the one project that Metropolitan actually controls,” said LA Waterkeeper Executive Director Bruce Resnick. “It is the most reliable, drought-proof source that we can develop locally.” Representatives from business groups including Los Angeles BizFed and the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership recognize the economic benefits of the project. “Pure Water Southern California is exactly the kind of investment we need,” said SGV Economic Partnership Director of Public Policy Matthew Lyons. “The project delivers substantial economic benefits, supporting more than 75,000 jobs and generating over $15 billion in economic activity during construction and operation.”
a resilient local supply of recycled water.” The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 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. The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts are a regional agency consisting of 24 independent special districts serving over 5.6 million people in 78 cities and unincorporated territory within Los Angeles County. The Sanitation Districts protect public health and the environment through innovative and cost-effective wastewater and solid waste management and, in doing so, convert waste into resources such as recycled water, energy and recycled materials.
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