2020 Annual Report
Legislation and
Leadership
The Board of Directors approved a new, permanent Special Agricultural Water Rate structure to offer lower water rates to farmers in exchange for lower water supply reliability. The new structure helps strengthen the region’s multi-billion dollar agriculture industry.
Board Takes Leadership Role on Detachment Applications
In early 2020, Fallbrook Public Utilities District and Rainbow Municipal Water District filed unprecedented applications with the San Diego County Local Agency Formation Commission seeking detachment from the Water Authority and annexation into Riverside County’s Eastern Municipal Water District. In May 2020, the Water Authority’s Board of Directors voted to oppose detachment unless four conditions can be met related to: protecting Fallbrook and Rainbow ratepayers, avoiding negative impacts for other member agencies, protecting the Bay-Delta, and maintaining the Water Authority’s voting rights at MWD. The LAFCO process, which is designed to provide for an impartial analysis of these issues, will allow the Water Authority, as well as Fallbrook and Rainbow customers and all other affected parties, to determine if those conditions are satisfied. If not, the Water Authority will oppose detachment.
