The landmark agreement that brought water to San Diego from the Imperial Valley is seen by some as a model for the West, but logistics, politics and historic suspicions would be tough to overcome
San Diego has secure water supplies that are the envy of many agencies throughout the western United States. The key to this was an agreement reached 20 years ago this week with the Imperial Irrigation District to send Colorado River water from that desert farming region to San Diego County.
The pact helped California limit the amount of water it takes from the Colorado River. 'I think we can do this together and not leave anyone behind,' Adel Hagekhalil, general manager and CEO of Metropolitan said during the panel discussion. '. . . The thing about 'me versus you' is doesn't work anymore.' At one point, he and Dan Denham, general manager of the water authority, actually bumped fists.
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