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METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Lobbying for METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 13, 2026
Expenses
$190,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
District of Columbia

Official filing document

 Lobbyists on this filing 1
  • MORGAN LEONARD
    Previously held: Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA)

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 Government bodies contacted 5

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 Lobbying activity 6

FY2027 Energy and Water Appropriations: Support funding for Bureau of Reclamation programs including: CALFED, WIIN Storage projects, desalination, water recycling, large-scale water recycling, ecosystem restoration projects, water and energy efficiency grants, Colorado River Salinity Control Program, DOIs water conservation obligations under the DCP, and Safety of Dams program. Support funding for DOEs Moab Uranium Mill Tailing Remedial Action Project. FY2027 Interior-Environment Appropriations: Support funding for the USGS Water and Science Program, and a variety of programs at EPA including: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, WIFIA, National Priorities Water Research Grant Program, and the Innovative Water Technologies Grant Program. Oppose Reclamations new selection criteria for WATERSMART program grants that awards points to applicants that agree to accept less than the maximum federal cost share allowed under law.

H.R. 1871 (Huffman, D-CA)/S. 857 (Curtis, R-UT) Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act.

H.R. 1267 (Perez, D-WA): Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R. 4733 (Sorenson, D-IL): Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act; S. 5368 (Schiff): Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026.

H.R. 2594 (Crawford, R-AR): Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act; S. 5368 (Schiff): Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026.

H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calvert, R-CA): Federally Integrated Species Health Act of the FISH Act; H.R. 3158 (Lee, D-NV)/S. 1570 (Cortez Masto (D-NV): Help Hoover Dam Act, H.R. 6204 (Lee, D-NV) / S.3693 (Cortez-Masto): Large Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act; S, 3737 (Padilla): Growing Resilient Operations from Water Saving and Municipal-Agricultural Reciprocally-beneficial Transactions Act or the GROW SMART Act; S.3738 (Padilla): Making Our communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and Residences Act or the MORE WATER Act; S. 5352 (Padilla): Desalination Reauthorization Act. Water supply conditions in California and Colorado River Basin.

S.350 (Padilla, D-CA): Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025; H.R.1459 (Crow, D-CO)/S.670 (Bennett, D-CO): Protect the West Act of 2025; H.R.2093(Calvert, R-CA): Federal Water Pollution Control Permitting Terms.

 Bills named in this filing 21
  • H.R. 1871
    Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act
  • S. 857
    Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act
  • H.R. 1267
    Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act
  • H.R. 4733
    Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act
  • S. 5368
    Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026
  • H.R. 2594
    To establish a Water Risk and Resilience Organization to develop risk and resilience requirements for the water sector.
  • H.R. 338
    Every Drop Counts Act
  • H.R. 831
    Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
  • S. 291
    Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
  • H.R. 1311
    Stop the Delta Tunnel Act
  • H.R. 1894
    FISH Act of 2025
  • H.R. 3158
    Help Hoover Dam Act
  • S. 1570
    Help Hoover Dam Act
  • H.R. 6204
    Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act
  • S. 3693
    Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act
  • S. 3738
    MORE WATER Act
  • S. 5352
    Desalination Reauthorization Act
  • S. 350
    Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025
  • H.R. 1459
    Protect the West Act of 2025
  • S. 670
    Protect the West Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2093
    To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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