San Diego’s Plan To Combat Excess Water: Selling It.

Amid drought and water scarcity concerns, San Diego faces a unique problem: too much water. The solution? The San Diego County Water Authority is going to sell some of its water to Western Municipal Water District, which serves nearly 1 million people.

Over the next 21 years, the water authority will transfer at least 10,000 acre-feet of water per year, a deal that will be worth about $100 million over the first five years. An additional $74 million in new revenue will be generated by water sold to the Eastern Municipal Water District of Southern California.