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End to Longtime Water Agency Feud Will Benefit VC Ratepayers

/in , /by /Valley Roadrunnerby newsdesk Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority June 2 announced the settlement of a 15-year legal dispute over rates and the price term of an exchange agreement between the agencies. At a news conference in San Diego, leaders from two of the state’s largest water agencies hailed the conclusion of all pending litigation, highlighting their commitment to fostering greater teamwork on a range of issues that affect nearly 19 million Southern California residents. The settlement dismisses all pending appeals, maintaining earlier judicial decisions on various matters.

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Morning Report: A New Future for Water

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Voice of San Diego Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

We had a line in this weekend’s post about the big Southern California water legal settlement signed yesterday that got some attention and may actually be a story itself. I reported that the settlement had laid the groundwork to allow the San Diego County Water Authority to sell some of its abundance of water to other agencies the Metropolitan Water District serves. If San Diego doesn’t have any buyers among them, Met itself could buy the water. And if Met doesn’t want it, then something really interesting could happen.

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Metro Water District, Water Authority Settle 15-Year Colorado River Dispute

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Staff and Wire Reports Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 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 Authority purchased from the Imperial Irrigation District in 2003.

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Agreement Ends 15-Year Legal Battle Over Water Rate Increases

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Joe Little Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

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.

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MWD, SD County Water Authority Settle Legal Dispute Over Water Exchange

/in , /by /KPBSby City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

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 Authority purchased from the Imperial Irrigation District in 2003.

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Southern California Water Agencies Settle Long-Running Legal Battle

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

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 persisted for years because of inflexible positions, but that negotiations over the last year made possible a comprehensive agreement. They said ending the legal fight will enable greater collaboration among the agencies to improve their finances and move water where it’s needed.

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Newsom Seeks to Short-Cut Process to Build $20-Billion Delta Water Tunnel

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to accelerate his administration’s plan to build a $20-billion water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta by short-cutting permitting for the project and limiting avenues for legal challenges. Newsom urged the Legislature on Wednesday to adopt his plan to “fast-track” the tunnel, called the Delta Conveyance Project, as part of his revised May budget proposal.

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