After years of suffering from drought, San Diego is using the resources it built up over that time to help neighboring states now facing their own water challenges.
Arizona and Nevada are pursuing agreements with the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) to siphon off its share of the Colorado River. In exchange, the states would fund the quarterly costs of running San Diego’s Carlsbad Desalination Plant.
It’s the largest seawater desalination plant in North America, and supplies 54 million gallons of drinking water for the city and county every day…