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Supervisor says water authority settlement frees up sales of excess water
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Summary
In committee reports, a supervisor said a settlement between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water resolves a long‑running dispute and allows San Diego County to sell excess water generated by conservation and infrastructure work; the report noted the potential for millions in revenue but was informational only.
During board committee reports, a supervisor told colleagues that a long‑running lawsuit between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water has been settled, and said that settlement allows the county to sell excess conserved water to other districts, potentially generating revenue for the county.
"The good news for San Diego County is we we have excess water," the supervisor said, citing conservation measures that cut usage and infrastructure projects that reduced losses—examples included lining a Colorado River conveyance in the Imperial Valley and raising local reservoir capacity. The supervisor said the agency had reduced usage by about 25 percent after statewide conservation asks and noted the settlement clears the way to sell saved water to neighboring districts.
The report was presented as a board committee update and did not propose immediate board action. The supervisor said proceeds from water sales could bring in millions and help pay down debt, reducing upward pressure on rates; no revenue estimates or formal proposals for allocating proceeds were presented in the meeting record.
The item was a committee report rather than an action item; supervisors thanked the presenter and no board action was taken on the floor that day.
