The two North County water districts got the go-ahead to join a Riverside County-based water system, which they say would cut rates for their customers.
Rainbow and Fallbrook water districts are free to join a water system in Riverside County, after a split decision by regional policymakers Monday that would slightly lower costs for ratepayers in those districts but may raise water rates in other areas across San Diego County.
Joining that district would enable them to buy water at lower rates from Metropolitan Water District, which provides wholesale water to much of Southern California. That would lower water bills for both agricultural and residential customers, Bebee said: “This gives us the ability to provide relief to both.”Under the terms of the split, the two North County districts would pay the water authority $5 million per year for five years to offset its losses from the transition, Bebee said.
Nick Serrano, deputy chief of staff for San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, said those payouts would not prevent rate increases to some customers in other areas. San Diego city customers are expected pay about $2 more per month if the two districts leave the system, while ratepayers in some rural areas could see water bills rise by as much as $18 per month.
Voters in the two districts must ratify the commission’s decision in an election. But officials opposed to the change said that process will exclude other water customers throughout the county who will be affected by the change.
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