1. San Diego–Western MWD Water Transfer Sets Precedent for New Business Model Chair Ortega highlighted the first-ever water exchange between two Metropolitan member agencies — San Diego County Water Authority and Western Municipal Water District — completed under the post-settlement business model. This exchange is seen as a potential template for future exchanges between Metropolitan member agencies and, as Chair Ortega expressed, a tool that could potentially help beyond the region. General Counsel Scully clarified that the operative document is the amended exchange agreement, not the settlement agreement, for any other member agencies exploring similar arrangements.
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