CWA vote entitlement down for RMWD, FPUD, and Camp Pendleton

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

The weighted vote at 2023 San Diego County Water Authority board meetings will decrease slightly for the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the Fallbrook Public Utility District, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

The Nov. 17 SDCWA board meeting approved the 2023 weighted vote allocations for the CWA member agencies. The share of the weighted vote includes 3.892% for Rainbow, 2.205% for FPUD, and 0.078% for Camp Pendleton. During 2022 meetings, Rainbow had 3.926% of the weighted vote; FPUD had a weighted vote of 2.238%, and the Camp Pendleton weighted vote was 0.081%.

The member vote entitlement is calculated based on the total cumulative financial contribution from each agency since the CWA was formed 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 by 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 $16,166,693,662 for the period ending June 30, 2022. The 2020-21 cumulative total was $15,420,418,340. Rainbow's cumulative contribution through the end of fiscal year 2021-22 was $629,152,426 while the district’s total through the end of 2020-21 was $605,396,744. FPUD had total 2021-22 cumulative contributions of $356,419,324 and had made $345,069,149 of payments through June 30, 2021. Camp Pendleton had total payments of $12,607,898 as of June 30, 2022, and $12,525,886 at the end of the 2020-21 fiscal year.

For the 2021 board meetings, Rainbow had a weighted vote of 3.923%; FPUD’s share was 2.256%, and the Camp Pendleton weighted vote was 0.084%. In 2020, Rainbow had a 3.975% share; FPUD’s share was 2.275%, and the Camp Pendleton weighted vote was 0.088%. The weighted vote allocation for 2020 also included a change in the increment from 1/100 of a percent to 1/1000 of a percent.

The Rainbow weighted vote was 3.99% for 2019, 4.00% in 2018, 4.04% for 2017 meetings, 4.07% during 2016, 4.08% for 2015, 4.06 % at 2014 meetings, 4.09 % during 2013, 4.11 % in 2012, 4.14 % during 2011, 4.16 % for 2010 meetings, 4.19 % during 2009, 4.20 % in both 2007 and 2008, and 4.21 % for 2006.

FPUD's share was 2.30 % during 2019, 2.32 % in 2018, 2.35 % for 2017, 2.37 % in 2016, 2.39 % at 2015 meetings, 2.41 % during 2014, 2.43 % in 2013, 2.45 % during 2012, 2.46 % for 2011 meetings, 2.49 % in 2010, 2.50 % during 2009, 2.51 % in both 2007 and 2008, and 2.52 % during 2006.

Camp Pendleton's allocation was 0.09 % for 2018 and 2019, 0.10 % in 2016 and 2017, 0.11 % during 2015, 0.12 % for 2013 and 2014, 0.13 % at 2011 and 2012 meetings, 0.14 % in 2009 and 2010, 0.15 % during 2008, 0.16 % for 2007, and 0.17 % in 2006.