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Environmental

Jul. 18, 2015

Water district may owe $188M in overcharges

In a tentative decision, a San Francisco superior court judge handling a bitter legal fight, ruled that Metropolitan overcharged San Diego for water transportation costs.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a ruling in a long and bitter water fight, a San Francisco superior court judge
has signaled that the Metropolitan Water District overcharged the San Diego County
Water Authority for water fees and should pay it more than $188 million.


The water authority, or SDCWA, has long accused Metropolitan, the country's largest

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