A closer look at how San Diego County shielded itself from supply-related water issues:
San Diego County's water is among the most expensive in the country, costing about 26% more at the wholesale level in 2021 than the Metropolitan Water District's, which serves Los Angeles and surrounding counties. Now, two rural irrigation districts in San Diego County home to large avocado industries want to break away from the regional water supplier, saying they can purchase cheaper water elsewhere. If they succeed, water in San Diego County could grow even more expensive.
Could water conservation mandates be expected to remedy California’s drought? NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez shares what Gov. Gavin Newsom has to say and what that could mean for you. In 2012, San Diego County forged a deal to get 10% of its water supply from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant for the next 30 years. The plant produces 50 million gallons of drinkable water — enough for about 400,000 people — every day and is by far the region's most expensive water source.
Water officials, however, didn't foresee the coming drop in demand and consistently overestimated how much water was needed. Today, San Diego County says it is no longer searching for more water, a position that some in the West might consider enviable. But they wouldn't envy the water rates. The price of water, Hanemann said, is largely determined by the infrastructure that moves and stores it. “You're screwed if suddenly you deliver fewer gallons of water since your costs don't go down.”
The rural towns cut a striking contrast to San Diego’s constellation of beach towns and waterfront skyline. Northeast of the city, steep, dry hills and sweeping canyons dot the landscape.
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