San Diego Water Authority Could Enter Water Delivery Deal With Another Riverside Agency

Less than a month after cutting a deal with a Riverside County water district, the San Diego County Water Authority’s board on will Thursday consider another agreement with a different water agency from the county to the north.

The board will consider supplying an annual quantity of 10,000 acre- feet to the Eastern Municipal Water District of Southern California for 21 years at a rate in year one of around $1,350 per acre-foot. Additionally, if approved, Eastern will pre-purchase an additional 30,000 acre-feet for $19 million. All told, in the first five years of the agreement, the water authority would generate $74 million in new revenue.