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Controversial SD water lawsuit tossed
By: North County Times | ∞
SAN DIEGO ---- California's Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would not hear an appeal of the San Diego County Water Authority's controversial lawsuit that argues county residents' water could be taken in emergencies, such as droughts.
Water Authority officials said the Supreme Court's decision not to hear the appeal ends their "preferential rights" lawsuit against Southern California's main water supplier, the Metropolitan Water District.
The Water Authority petitioned the Supreme Court in April to overturn two previous court rulings against their lawsuit. Water Authority officials have said for decades that Metropolitan's arcane "preferential rights" system threatens San Diego County residents because it guarantees the county a much smaller "right" to Metropolitan's water supply than it routinely buys each year. Metropolitan officials say the arcane system has never been invoked. Controversy over the issue prompted the Water Authority to spend nearly a decade chasing a deal to buy billions of gallons of water from Imperial Valley farmers.
Water Authority officials say that deal, which was completed last year, will greatly reduce the county's reliance upon Metropolitan's water supply for the next 45 to 75 years.
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