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San Diego County Water Authority briefs subcommittee on Colorado River reliance and low‑income water assistance bills

2998073 · April 15, 2025
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The San Diego County Water Authority updated the Carlsbad legislative subcommittee on Colorado River negotiations, the region's water portfolio, and state proposals for low‑income water rate assistance and dam safety funding.

The Carlsbad City Council legislative subcommittee received an update from the San Diego County Water Authority on federal and state priorities affecting regional water supply reliability, affordability and infrastructure.

Megan Quarles, legislative manager for the San Diego County Water Authority, told the subcommittee the agency is closely monitoring negotiations over Colorado River allocations and potential long‑term transfers, as well as state proposals for low‑income water rate assistance and dam safety funding. “We were back in the nineties, we were at about 95% dependent on Metropolitan Water District … And now we're about 5% dependent on Metropolitan,”…

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