ADVISORY/Consumer, Business Water Conservation Levels, Major Pipeline Repair Progress to Be Reported at Briefing.

News Editors/Environment Writers

ADVISORY...Tuesday (June 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

   Pipeline Shutdown Affecting Water Supplies of 1 Million Consumers
      in Eastern Los Angeles and Western San Bernardino Counties

WHAT:   Water agencies offer briefing on response to urgent water
        conservation plea in cities in eastern Los Angeles and western
        San Bernardino counties that are being affected by shutdown
        and repair of major imported water line. Officials also will
        provide updates on latest local water supplies and an
        up-to-the-minute progress report on repair of the
        8-foot-diameter Rialto Feeder pipeline.

WHEN:   11 a.m., Tuesday, June 8

WHERE:  Conservation Command Center at Three Valleys Municipal
        Water District offices, 1021 E. Miramar Ave., Claremont
        (Los Angeles County Thomas Guide page 571, F-6)

PARTICIPANTS:

        Officials of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
        California, Three Valleys Municipal Water District, Inland
        Empire Utilities Agency and local water retailers

VISUALS:

        B-roll videotape footage (SP Beta) of the pipeline repairs
        will be available at the briefing

BACKGROUND

        Early this morning, Metropolitan Water District crews shut
        down and began repairs on the Rialto pipeline, requiring
        requests for water conservation until the water line is
        repaired. About 1 million residents in the cities of La Verne,
        Claremont, Chino, Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho
        Cucamonga, Upland and Fontana are being asked to save water
        during the outage to stretch local supplies.