Above from left: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and his daughter; Metropolitan Board Vice Chair Nancy Sutley; Metropolitan General Manager Adel Hagekhalil; and Exposition Park General Manager Andrea Ambriz at Sunday’s game.

Metropolitan's season-long partnership with the Angel City Football Club culminated on Sunday (Aug. 27) at ACFC's match versus OL Reign. Metropolitan and California’s Save Our Water Campaign offered fans resources during pregame festivities on how to use water more efficiently inside and outside their homes. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot joined Metropolitan General Manager Adel Hagekhalil and Metropolitan Board Vice Chair Nancy Sutley on the pitch prior to the match, as the respective 15-second commercial spots were played on the stadium's big screens. Watch Metropolitan's commercial.

The partnership with ACFC is a part of Metropolitan's summer advertising and outreach conservation campaign to deliver water-saving messages to Southern Californians. Metropolitan's bewaterwise.com brand messaging is also featured on the stadium's digital boards at all home games this season, and staff participated at conservation booths at pre-game celebrations. In addition, Metropolitan is collaborating with two Angel City players, Ali Riley and Jasmyne Spencer, to help spread the water-saving message on social media.

"Angel City and its players have shown leadership in water conservation and sustainability,” Hagekhalil said. “This partnership is a great way to showcase how every drop of water counts toward our future.” Read the press release.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation earlier this month released its annual 24-month projections of reservoir levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which serve as key indicators for the health of the Colorado River. Following a wet winter and concerted conservation efforts that boosted levels in both reservoirs, Reclamation announced a return to “Tier 1” shortages for the upcoming year. Under this scenario, California will not experience mandatory reductions, while Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will have mandated cuts reduced from the previous year.

While the study provided good news in the short for the Lower Basin states, long-term challenges facing the Colorado River remain.

The planning and coordination efforts of Metropolitan’s Zero Emission Vehicle taskforce reached a significant milestone earlier this month with the newest additions to our commercial fleet: two ZEV Ford Lightnings. Metropolitan staff secured these two ZEV trucks despite supply chain issues that have limited the commercial availability of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles in recent months, and many more ZEV fleet acquisitions are planned for the near future. These efforts ensure that Metropolitan complies with regulations established by the California Air Resources Board, and they also support our Climate Action Plan.

Read more about Metropolitan's CAP and our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Metropolitan is seeking the help of Southland students in the Inland Empire to help name a tunnel boring machine being used on the Perris Valley Pipeline. The enormous machine, which is 30 feet long and 10 feet wide in diameter, moves 30-40 feet per day as it digs a path for the pipeline that will bring water from Metropolitan's Mills Water Treatment Plant to the Perris Valley.

Students in grades 4-12 at schools living in the vicinity of the project, which spans cities in Perris Valley, are eligible to participate in this opportunity to be a part of history. The contest asks students to write an essay or create a short video explaining the perfect name for the mighty TBM. The winning name will be proudly displayed on the TBM and mentioned in news stories and social media posts about the project.

View the flyer or for questions and to submit entries, email MWDEducationPrograms@mwdh2o.com.