(Ten years of litigation is over)...It was filed by San Diego County Water Authority against the Metropolitan Water District.

The litigation was filed in State Supreme Court to compel MWD to set legal rates and repay overcharges. The MWD supplies the San Diego Water Authority with water to distribute in their service area. The Authority says they won sveral critical issues in cases covering 2011-2014 and was deemed the prevailing party, which means the agency is also owed legal fes and charges in addition to the recent damages and interest from the MWD. The MWD has paid a rebate of $44.4 million that will be distributed to the Authorities 24 member agencies.