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Fallbrook and Rainbow Water Districts Get OK to Split From San Diego Water Authority

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan Brennan Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

Rainbow and Fallbrook water districts are free to join a water system in Riverside County, after a split decision by regional policymakers Monday that would slightly lower costs for ratepayers in those districts but may raise water rates in other areas across San Diego County.

The San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission, or LAFCO, which is responsible for approving and managing changes to local jurisdictions, voted 5-3 to authorize Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Muncipal Water District to separate from the San Diego Water Authority. They plan to join Eastern Municipal Water District, which serves southern Riverside County, said Jack Bebee general manager for the Fallbrook district.

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Fallbrook, Rainbow Water ‘Divorce’ Approved by County Commission

/in , , /by /KPBS-FM/TVby Alexander Nguyen and Charlotte Radulovich Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), in a 5-3 vote Monday, approved the request of Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District to detach from the 24-member San Diego County Water Authority.

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County Board Votes to Allow Fallbrook, Rainbow to Detach from Water Authority

/in , , /by /Times of San Diego by Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Local Area Formation Commission voted 5-3 on Monday to allow two rural water districts in North San Diego County to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority.

LAFCO, which is responsible for forming special public districts, did not require a vote by ratepayers and did not set a timetable for detachment of the two districts, pending further study.

The Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District, with a total of 56,000 residents, are seeking to join the Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County in hopes of securing lower-cost water for farmers.

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Rainbow, Fallbrook Voters to Choose Whether to Leave San Diego County Water Authority

/in , /by /CBS8by City News Service, Jasmine Ramirez

The San Diego County Local Area Formation Commission took a major step Monday toward allowing two rural water districts to leave the jurisdiction of the county Water Authority — by leaving the matter in the hands of the voters.

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North County Communities Permitted to Cut Ties with County Water Authority

/in , /by /FOX 5by Jason Sloss

A local governing board voted to approve the separation of two North County water districts from the San Diego County Water Authority, moving forward their efforts to cut ties with the supplier in pursuit of cheaper water rates. The county’s Local Agency Formation Commission voted 5-3 in favor of allowing the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District to leave the central water agency and switch to Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County.

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Two Water Districts Leaving San Diego County Water Authority

/in , /by /NBC San Diegoby City News Service

The San Diego County Local Area Formation Commission took a major step Monday toward allowing two rural water districts to leave the jurisdiction of the county Water Authority — by leaving the matter in the hands of the voters.

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LAFCO Votes to Approve FPUD and RMWD Detachment from San Diego Water Authority

/in , /by /Village Newsby Julie Reeder

In a 5 to 3 vote today, July 10, 2023, LAFCO voted to allow Fallbrook and Rainbow to detach from San Diego Water Authority (SDWA). Directors Desmond, Willis, Drake, Vanderlaan and White voted in favor of allowing the detachment, while Directors Anderson, Whitburn and Becker voted against allowing Fallbrook and Bonsall to detach.

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Boundary Refs on Water Divorce: It’s OK to See Other Water Districts

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer

Two North County farming communities can divorce the San Diego County Water Authority and buy cheaper water elsewhere. That’s what San Diego’s boundary referees, the Local Agency Formation Commission or LAFCO, decided Monday. It was the eight-member board’s third try voting on this controversial breakup that powerful politicians from San Diego, Los Angeles and even the state Legislature tried to defeat.

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County Leaders Consider Fallbrook, Rainbow Switch from San Diego County Water Authority

/in , /by /10 News San Diegoby Natay Holmes Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

County leaders are considering allowing the cities of Fallbrook and Rainbow to switch from San Diego County Water Authority to a water district in Riverside County.

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Padre Dam Customers Could Be Facing Even Higher Bills

/in , , /by /East County Magazineby Mike Allen Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Already paying some of the highest water bills in the nation, customers of Padre Dam Municipal Water District as well as 22 other agencies could see their rates increase even more if two North County water districts secede from the San Diego County Water Authority.

Both the Fallbrook Public Utilities District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District have been trying to leave the CWA because they say the costs for the purchased water is too high, and they can get it cheaper by joining the Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County.

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