Flush with water supplies amid dry conditions statewide, the San Diego County Water Authority‘s board on Thursday voted to approve the second long-term sale to customers in Riverside County. Last month, the Water Authority signed 21-year deal with Western Municipal Water District in southwest Riverside County to supply 10,000 acre-feet of water — enough for 30,000 households — for $13 million annually. Now the Water Authority has approved a similar deal with Eastern Municipal Water District of Southern California, which serves nearly 1 million residents in Perris, Hemet, San Jacinto and the Elsinore Valley. … Thanks to three decades of investment in aqueduct improvements, increased dam capacity and desalination, the Water Authority projects ample supply through 2050.

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