The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District will take advantage of lower rates to pre-purchase Metropolitan Water District of Southern California imported water. The EVMWD board voted 5-0 February 13 to execute a purchase agreement with the Western Municipal Water District for 3,835 acre-feet (one acre-foot is approximately 325,850 gallons) of MWD supply. EVMWD is not a direct MWD member but purchases MWD imported water from Western. The recent wet water years (a water year is from July 1 through June 30) have allowed for higher MWD storage levels, but the decreased demand for water has reduced MWD revenue.