ADVISORY/Metropolitan to Plant First Major Batch of Trout at Diamond Valley Lake; Fish Paid for by Fees Collected at the Lake.

Business Editors/Calendar Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 11)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:        Metropolitan Water District, in cooperation with Urban
             Park Concessionaires, make first major plant of
             "catchable" trout at Diamond Valley Lake, Southern
             California's newest and largest reservoir near Hemet in
             southwest Riverside County.

WHEN:        About 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11

WHERE:       East marina, Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet in southwest
             Riverside County. The marina's entrance is off Searl
             Parkway along Domenigoni Parkway. Map/driving directions
             available on-line at www.dvlake.com.

PARTICIPANTS:

             Mike Giusti, biologist, California Department of Fish
             and Game; Larry Hines, MWD fishing expert

BACKGROUND:  Up to 3,600 pounds of Rainbow Trout will be delivered to
             Metropolitan's Diamond Valley Lake for stocking. Most
             of the fish, which are coming from the Mt. Lassen Trout
             Farm outside Redding in Northern California, are in the
             1-pound class, with 10 percent between 3 and 10 pounds.

             The fish plant is one of several regular stockings
             Metropolitan plans at the lake, which opened to the
             public for fishing and boating in early October. The
             fish in Thursday's planned plant were purchased by Urban
             Park Concessionaires, which Metropolitan contracted to
             oversee marina and fishing operations, with the fishing
             access fees paid by DVL visitors.