Garcia pulls her bill to split the IID
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 3, 2008 at 6:46 amFrom the Imperial Valley Press:
A bill that Imperial Irrigation District officials said would have been a detriment to its operation and threatened its resources was pulled Tuesday.
Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, R-Cathedral City, reached an agreement with IID to prevent AB 2564 from moving into the preliminary hearing phase scheduled today. The bill could have seen IID energy and water split if Coachella Valley voters made up more than 75 percent of its ratepayers. Currently the Coachella area makes up about 60 percent of IID ratepayers.
With a six-point plan agreed upon, Garcia said the issue of long-term planning has been addressed. “I believe each and every measure contained in the action plan will allow elected officials from both counties to work shoulder-to-shoulder to protect our valuable water and energy resources,” Garcia said.
IID Board President John Pierre Menvielle called the compromise a victory for ratepayers. “The main thing is keeping this thing in local control and working with her to enhance Coachella’s representation,” Menvielle said.
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