Regional Leaders Hail Settlement Agreement

Community leaders from across San Diego County expressed their support for the end of long running litigation between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District following the morning news conference announcing the settlement.

“Settling litigation between Metropolitan and the Water Authority is a springboard for stabilizing rates through water exchanges and transfers. I’m proud of the work our city delegates have done to get to this point and believe strongly that this is necessary to secure our future as a city and region.” – San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria

“The San Diego County Water Authority’s skilled and trained workforce keeps the water flowing across our region. By ending 15 years of litigation, the Water Authority can continue their focus on reducing the cost of water and the workers can focus on what they do best – making sure we never have to think about whether water will flow from our faucet.” – Brigette Browning, President, San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO – The Union of Unions

“We applaud the Water Authority and Metropolitan for ending this long-running litigation, recognizing that we’re stronger together. Our $262 billion economy runs on the supply the Water Authority provides. Looking ahead, the creation of water markets in California and across the Southwest will provide rate benefits that businesses in our region need to grow and thrive.” –  Mark Cafferty, President & COO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

“Biocom California as an organization was literally founded around the issue of water availability in the 1990s. One of the reasons we were able to grow to be one of the largest life science clusters in the world is because of the foresight of the San Diego County Water Authority. We are thrilled that two entities we work with and respect have resolved their differences, and are excited for what this means for California’s water future.” – Tim Scott, President and CEO, Biocom California