Measures proposing the separation of the Fallbrook Public Utility and Rainbow Municipal Water districts from San Diego County Water Authority appeared to be on their way to passing, early results showed.
North County residents in the Fallbrook Public Utilities and Rainbow Municipal Water districts will soon vote on the controversial separation of the two utility agencies from the San Diego County Water Authority.
FALLBROOK (KUSI) – Fed up with rising water costs, two North County water districts, filled with financially strapped farmers and everyday ratepayers, want to leave the San Diego County Water Authority.
Instead of continuing to purchase their water from the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) – which has raised water costs on the districts by an average of 8% each year over the past decade – the districts have submitted an application with the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission to become wholesale water customers of the Eastern Municipal Water District.
If approved, the districts would be able to purchase their water for millions of dollars less each year compared to what they are paying today to SDCWA.