California’s largest drinking water supplier is trying to turn the page. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which imports and sells water to 19 million people in Los Angeles and the surroundings, earlier this month zeroed in on Shivaji Deshmukh, the current general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to replace retiring General Manager Deven Upadhyay. … The impending changeover comes as the agency faces a series of pivotal decisions on how to handle shrinking supplies and growing costs — and after years of instability at the top of LA’s water world.

Other water agency news:

• E&E News by Politico: Tommy Beaudreau to represent California water district
• The Desert Review (Brawley, Calif.): IID hires former Interior Deputy Beaudreau to represent District in D.C.
• Monterey Herald (Calif.): Monterey Peninsula agencies demand rehearing of water decision
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: News release: San Diego County Water Authority general manager joins Metropolitan board as director
• KPBS (San Diego): What to expect when San Diego votes on raising water rates
• The Desert Review (Brawley, Calif.): IID’s Watermaster retires after 50 years of service