Rainbow, FPUD, Camp Pendleton shares of CWA vote entitlement to decline

The weighted vote entitlements for San Diego County Water Authority agencies at 2018 San Diego County Water Authority meetings were approved by the CWA board Dec. 7, and the shares for the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the Fallbrook Public Utility District, and Camp Pendleton will all be less than those agencies’ 2017 weighted vote.

Rainbow’s share will decrease from 4.04 percent to 4.00 percent. The FPUD weighted vote was 2.35 percent for 2017 meetings and will be 2.32 percent during 2018. Camp Pendleton had a share of 0.10 percent of the weighted vote in both 2016 and 2017 and will account for 0.09 percent of the 2018 vote total.

The Rainbow weighted vote was 4.07 percent in 2016, 4.08 percent during 2015, 4.06 percent at 2014 meetings, 4.09 percent in 2013, 4.11 percent for 2012, 4.16 percent during 2010, 4.18 percent for 2009 and 4.20 percent during 2008.

FPUD’s weighted vote allocation was 2.37 percent during 2016, 2.39 percent in 2015, 2.41 percent for 2014, 2.43 percent in 2013, 2.45 percent during 2012, 2.46 percent at 2011 meetings, 2.48 percent in 2010, 2.50 percent for 2009 and 2.51 percent for 2008.

Camp Pendleton had shares of 0.11 percent in 2015, 0.12 percent in 2013 and 2014, 0.13 percent for 2011 and 2012, 0.14 percent in 2009 and 2010 and 0.15 percent in 2008.

The member vote entitlement is calculated based on the total cumulative financial contribution from each agency since the CWA was created in 1944. The contribution amount includes all taxes, assessments, fees and charges paid to or on behalf of the CWA by property located within the member agency’s boundary through the June 30 end of the previous fiscal year.

The cost of water treatment is not included in the total financial contribution, but the totals include standby charges, capacity charges, infrastructure access charges, readiness-to-serve charges, connection and maintenance fees and annexation fees as well as charges for water delivered and sold to CWA member agencies.

The total cumulative financial contribution of all 24 CWA member agencies was $12,815,686,182 for the period ending June 30, 2017, an increase from the cumulative total of $12,183,407,729 through the end of 2015-2016.

Rainbow’s cumulative contribution through the end of fiscal year 2016-2017 was $512,577,067 while the district’s contribution through June 30, 2016, was $492,162,417.

The FPUD contributions through June 30, 2017, totaled $296,928,623 while FPUD’s payments through the end of fiscal year 2015-2016, were $275,160,167.

Camp Pendleton’s cumulative contributions were $12,161,262 through 2016-2017 and $12,025,086 through 2015-2016.

The first CWA board meeting of 2018 will be held Jan. 25.