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Dumping Water in the Middle of a Drought Recovery

/in /by /The American Spectator (Arlington, Va.)by By Steven Greenhut Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

One of the state’s driest regions has long been flush with water, a reminder that — even in the current, ridiculous system — it’s possible to have plenty of water if the bureaucrats plan ahead and (repeat slowly) build water-storage facilities.

Furthermore, while desalination is one critical piece of the state’s long-term water puzzle, the environmentalist-friendly California Coastal Commission has delayed permits for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s nearly identical to the one recently opened Carlsbad. The commission’s concern? Its effect on plankton.

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Striking Back on Delta Land Buy

/in /by /Stockton Record

Declaring that the Delta “will not be the next Owens Valley,” San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties — along with farmers and environmental groups — sued Thursday to block a Southern California water district from buying more than 20,000 acres of farmland in the heart of the estuary.

The lawsuit, filed in San Joaquin County Superior Court, charges that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California violated the law when it determined that the $175 million land buy is exempt from environmental study.

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San Diego-Los Angeles Water War Boils Over

/in /by /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton) Quoted: Mark Weston

The San Diego County Water Authority has filed its fourth lawsuit against the Los Angeles based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, alleging that MWD’s newly adopted rates for 2017 and 2018 violate California law, the state Constitution and common law.

San Diego contends that increases require rates to be set based upon cost of service. MWD adopted the rates at its April 12 meeting

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Land Purchase in Northern California Delta Challenged

/in /by /The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.)

Officials fighting plans by the state to build two giant tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to send water south took their case to court Thursday, seeking to block one of the project’s main backers from finalizing a key land deal.

San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties say Metropolitan Water District of Southern California failed to perform environmental reviews before entering into a $175 million deal to buy sprawling delta islands east of San Francisco.

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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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VIDEO: Water Rates Expected to Go Up in Southern California

/in /by /KUSI News

The San Diego County Water Authority files its fourth lawsuit against LA-based Metropolitan Water District.

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VIDEO: Lawsuit Filed Over Water Rates

/in /by /KGTV- ABC 10 NEWS

The San Diego Water Authority files another lawsuit over water rates charged by Metropolitan Water District.

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San Diego County Water Authority files lawsuit against Metropolitan Water District

/in /by /KUSI Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority announced Wednesday they would be filing another lawsuit over rates charged by the Metropolitan Water District, a Los Angeles-based water wholesaler.

According to the Water Authority’s complain in Los Angeles Superior Court, they said the rate structure approved by the MWD board for 2017 and 2018 used the same methodology as costs from 2011-14, which were previously ruled illegal by a Superior Court judge.

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San Diego County Water Authority Files Lawsuit Against MWD

/in /by /City News Service (As published by KPBS) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority on Wednesday announced the filing of another lawsuit over rates charged by the Metropolitan Water District, a Los Angeles-based water wholesaler.

In its complaint filed in Superior Court in Los Angeles, the water authority contends that the rate structure approved Tuesday by the MWD board for 2017 and 2018 used the same methodology as costs from 2011-14 that were previously ruled illegal by a Superior Court judge.

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