A 15-year legal battle between water agencies is finally over. The San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles finally signed an agreement Monday ending a battle over the cost to deliver water. The bottom line for San Diego County residents: water bills should not skyrocket in the foreseeable future.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday that they have settled a legal dispute spanning 15 years over the exchange of Colorado River water. The agreement ends the long-standing litigation over fluctuating prices Metropolitan charged to the Water Authority to deliver water that the Water […]
A bitter 15-year legal battle over water costs came to an end Monday, with leaders of the San Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California signing an agreement establishing the price that will be paid for delivering supplies. Managers and board members of the two agencies said that the dispute […]
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by dguillen /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Local farmers are fighting against a plan to sharply reduce their special water rate discount, contending it could wipe out much of the county’s already-shrinking agriculture industry. The cash-strapped County Water Authority says it must roll back the longtime rate discount it now gives to roughly 1,000 local farmers because of dropping demand and changes […]
Agreement Ends 15-Year Legal Battle Over Water Rate Increases
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Milla Kuiper /NBC 7 San Diegoby Joe Little Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityA 15-year legal battle between water agencies is finally over. The San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles finally signed an agreement Monday ending a battle over the cost to deliver water. The bottom line for San Diego County residents: water bills should not skyrocket in the foreseeable future.
MWD, SD County Water Authority Settle Legal Dispute Over Water Exchange
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Milla Kuiper /KPBSby City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday that they have settled a legal dispute spanning 15 years over the exchange of Colorado River water. The agreement ends the long-standing litigation over fluctuating prices Metropolitan charged to the Water Authority to deliver water that the Water […]
Southern California Water Agencies Settle Long-Running Legal Battle
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Milla Kuiper /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityA bitter 15-year legal battle over water costs came to an end Monday, with leaders of the San Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California signing an agreement establishing the price that will be paid for delivering supplies. Managers and board members of the two agencies said that the dispute […]
Many Local Farmers Pay a Discounted Water Rate, but That Could Be About to Change
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Local farmers are fighting against a plan to sharply reduce their special water rate discount, contending it could wipe out much of the county’s already-shrinking agriculture industry. The cash-strapped County Water Authority says it must roll back the longtime rate discount it now gives to roughly 1,000 local farmers because of dropping demand and changes […]