Report of the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

With the region facing a water
crisis, Luskin scholars Yoram Cohen and J.R. DeShazo are helping the
Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California – which serves 19
million people in six counties – chart ways to meet the region’s water needs
over the next 50 years. Both UCLA professors supported the MWD’s 2060 Blue
Ribbon Committee report, which provides recommendations for the MWD Board of
Directors to review, aimed at providing an adequate water supply for the 26
cities and water agencies that constitute the MWD. The report was commissioned
by Timothy Brick, former chairman of the MWD’s Board of Directors and current
Luskin Center Advisory Board member.