Court fight averted: San Diego makes a deal with East County water project over contested pump station
The city of San Diego and East County leaders have resolved a months-long dispute over a planned water recycling project, heading off a potentially expensive court fight over what to do with the plant’s waste. The two sides are set to sign a series of agreements early next year concerning the Advanced Water Purification Project, which is projected to help make the region less dependent on outside water sources. … The agreements were approved by the Joint Powers Authority, the water project’s governing body, on Nov. 17 and by the San Diego City Council on Dec. 6. … Leaders of the $950 million water project said the dispute threatened to delay construction and drive up costs, and they filed a motion in California Superior Court to seize the station from San Diego.