San Diego continues to argue for exemption to emergency drought rules; state officials disagree
It’s no secret that San Diego County’s top water managers are deeply frustrated with California’sThe San Diego County Water Authority, the region’s wholesaler, has repeatedly lobbied the state for an exemption to prohibitions on watering commercial and other landscapes that go into effect this month.Thank you for your support.
“You can have the best water rights in the world, but if there’s no water in the system, it’s just a piece of paper,” said Tina Shields, a water manager for the Imperial Irrigation District.Negotiations between agencies on how to equitably share the dwindling Colorado River have reached largely uncharted territory. Managers in the three lower basin states are now gearing up to thrash out a new compact by 2026.
“What I’m concerned about is a lack of a structure or plan to get to 2026,” said Dan Denham, the water authority’s deputy general manager. “We need to start that conversation and fast track it. The speed at which things happen on the river, we’re arguably already behind.” Additionally, the lower basin states drafted in 2007 and then again in 2019 a series of agreements that trigger cuts and other actions based on the water level at Lake Mead. Next year, the Metropolitan Water District will likely have to leave water in the reservoir for the first time under the deal. Arizona has and will almost certainly continue to be hit much harder.
San Diegans currently pay some of the highest rates in Southern California, thanks to costly investments coupled with a whopping 40% decline in water use since 2007.
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