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Council Hears Report on Ongoing Water Litigation Case

/in /by /The Coast News Group (Encinitas) Quoted: Keith Lewinger

A war between the San Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has put ratepayers in the crossfire.

Keith Lewinger, who represents the Carlsbad Municipal Water District on the SDCWA board and is also a representative of SDCWA and on the MWD board, reported Tuesday to the City Council about the ongoing litigation between the two districts.

The issue stems from illegal rate increases by MWD passed onto SDCWA’s customers, Lewinger added. Lewinger said state law is clear and public water agencies can charge no more than the cost of service for any service provided.

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Groups Sue to Block South State Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands

/in /by /The Sacramento Bee

Just days after a powerful Southern California water agency announced it was spending $175 million to buy five islands in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a coalition of opponents has sued to demand environmental review of the purchase.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in San Joaquin Superior Court by San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties, the Central Delta and Contra Costa water agencies, and two environmental groups. It alleges the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California improperly exempted itself from the state environmental review process while the purchase agreement was being hashed out.

 

 

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