LOS ANGELES – A coalition of nearly 50 labor, tribal, conservation and environmental justice organizations is urging the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to put $150 million toward a regional wastewater recycling project.
The groups, in a joint letter submitted ahead of a Tuesday committee meeting, asked MWD to include the funding in its 2026–2028 budget for Pure Water Southern California – a project supporters say could eventually produce up to 150 million gallons of purified water per day.
Supporters say the project would create a new local water supply, reduce nutrient discharges into the ocean and generate roughly 75,000 job-years during construction and operations. The coalition includes Los Angeles Waterkeeper, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and the Natural Resources Defense Council, according to the letter…