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<br />. . 600935 <br /> <br />protect the environment of Mono Lake, Los Angeles has <br /> <br />been prohibted from pumping any water from the Mono Lake <br /> <br />Basin during 1990. Pumping by Los Angeles in Inyo <br /> <br />County is also constrained due to recent agreements <br /> <br />designed to protect natural vegetation in the Owens <br /> <br />Valley. <br /> <br />c. During 1990-91, the City expects to <br />receive about 175,000 AF from the Los Angeles Aqueducts <br />which have historically provided on average about <br />470,000 AF annually. As a result, Los Angeles' request <br />for water from Metropolitan has increased from about <br />50,000 AF only 5 years ago to 444,000 AF for 1990-91. <br />5. Local sources. <br />a. In Southern California. runoff has <br />been only 42 percent of normal during 1989-90, and six <br />of the past seven years have provided precipitation <br />below normal levels. <br />b. Storage in regional groundwater <br />basins has been depleted by over 1 MAF during the past <br />five years. <br /> <br />IV. LONG-TERM DEMAND/SUPPLY IMBALANCE. <br />A. Growing Water Demands. <br />1. Population growth. <br />a. Of the five most rapidly growing <br />counties (in terms of population) in the nation, five <br />are located in Metropolitan's service area. <br />b. In terms of absolute increases in <br /> <br />-5- <br />