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Poway council approves amended water-rights deal with San Diego, authorizes $441,866 appropriation
Summary
The Poway City Council unanimously approved a 2026 amended water-rights agreement with the City of San Diego to resolve a multi-decade billing lapse, adopt an updated measurement method and authorize a $441,866 appropriation to cover retroactive replacement-water charges for 2017''25.
The Poway City Council on April 21 approved an amended water-rights agreement with the City of San Diego and authorized a $441,866 appropriation from the water fund balance to cover retroactive replacement-water charges for calendar years 2017 through 2025.
Utilities administrator Carlos Cortez told the council the agreement updates a 1968 arrangement tied to construction of the Poway Dam, replaces an absent meter with a new metering requirement, and resolves a decades-long billing lapse between the two agencies. "We're seeking to resolve a 20 year lapse in San Diego's administration of the 1968 water rights agreement," Cortez said,…
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