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San Dieguito Water District: 2025 water year below local average; district says supplies sufficient for 2026
Summary
Water Resources Specialist Ogawa told the San Dieguito Water District board on Oct. 15 that the 2025 water year produced below-average local rainfall, increasing potable demand in fiscal 2025. The district reported no current emergency restrictions, continued voluntary conservation, and plans to update its urban water management plan.
Water Resources Specialist Ogawa told the San Dieguito Water District board on Oct. 15 that the 2025 water year produced below-average local rainfall and higher potable demand, but the district has sufficient supply for the coming year.
"The water year is from October 1 to September 30," Ogawa said, adding that 2025 began with a late wet-season start and that Northern San Diego County received about six inches less than the historical average. Ogawa said statewide totals were near average because wetter conditions were concentrated in northern California.
The district’s water portfolio includes local raw water from Lake Hodges Reservoir and imported treated and raw water supplied by the San Diego County Water Authority. Ogawa described Lake Hodges as the district’s less expensive source, noting "there's difference between $300 per acre-foot compared to $1,600 plus from…
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