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      Anthony R. Fellow
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Water Quality & Supply

WATER SUPPLY SOLUTIONS

The Upper District's mission is to help member cities manage their water supply safely and cost-effectively by improving water quality and increasing quantity. This is a challenging goal because factors such as climate, legislation, government policy, economics, population, and market demand change and, thus, affect the Upper District's planning and operations.

We pride ourselves on planning ahead and providing "water reliability" for cities in our service area and for our member agencies, in effect, providing peace of mind and protection against supply disruptions that could have serious health, environmental and economic consequences.

During its history, the Upper District's primary function has been to provide supplemental water to its member cities, sourced from the State Water Project, the Colorado River, and more recently, in the form of recycled water. In recent years, we have invested in public education programs focused on water conservation.

Due to water supply constraints resulting from the variety of factors mentioned above, the Upper District is researching, testing and implementing a variety of new initiatives designed to enhance our water supply. Some water supply solutions such as water conservation are logical and easy to implement. Others lying on the horizon are complex, costly and take time to implement. There are few quick fixes.

Our operations and our public education program are opening a new chapter in exploring innovative water supply solutions. This section of our website will help our stakeholders better understand water supply solutions.