On July 10, LAFCO directors will meet and vote on whether FPUD and RMWD can detach from the San Diego Water Authority (SDWA) to join Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD).They have been mulling it over for three years. It’s an amount of business that is very small, compared to SDWA’s entire budget. FPUD only accounts for 1.3% of SDWA’s total budget and their budget margin of error is + or - 6%. So what is the big deal? The deal is power and control.This is a great example of why local control is so important. This is another example of how San Diego runs over the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. If we were incorporated as a city, we would at least be able to stand up for ourselves. But we aren’t, so we are relegated to hope and pray that a majority of LAFCO direc
