Based on calculations required under a  state-mandated “stress test,” the agency said it had enough water to satisfy anticipated demand over those years.

“We’re not projecting a shortfall based on this stress test,” the Metropolitan Water District’s Brandon Goshi said. “I think the results show that under those challenging conditions, we have available water supply.”

The agency anticipates its customers would require 5.2 million acre feet of water, if the drought lasts another three years. Tallying up resources from the State Water Project, Colorado River Aqueduct and from storage, the MWD anticipates it can meet every drop of that demand.