Water Authority’s $233M Award In Jeopardy After Appellate Panel Hearing

A landmark $233 million judgment won by the San Diego County Water Authority in a water fee dispute is in jeopardy following oral argument Wednesday before the 1st District Court of Appeal. Two 1st District justices of the three-member panel appeared reluctant to agree with San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow’s rulings in favor of the local water authority, with one justice openly wondering how to apply the superior court’s decision.