OPINION: Pro: Rate Increases Needed to Meet Water Needs

Like other financially sound organizations, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has a robust budget process that provides fiscal stability while addressing current needs and long term objectives. This approach has resulted in the kind of essential investments to ensure the Southland has had reliable water supplies during this historic drought and prevented untold regional economic hardship — projects such as new water storage, local supply development, conservation rebates and innovative technologies.

Over the years, many of these initiatives were supported by the San Diego County Water Authority representatives on our board, though some were not.