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Unwilling to accept a compromise, the city of San Diego and the Water Authority has turned to Sacramento to undo the results of a local process.

A bill that would make it harder for the Water Authority to break up is a driving force.

San Diego’s boundary referees tell Water Authority: Let North County go.  

The Water Authority board held a special meeting Thursday to determine the next step, after a county commission voted to allow the two North County water districts to detach from the agency.

The San Diego County Local Area Formation Commission took a major step Monday toward allowing two rural water districts to leave the jurisdiction of the county...

If voters approve the change, the districts would be allowed to pay a fee to leave the 24-member water authority.

The two North County water districts got the go-ahead to join a Riverside County-based water system, which they say would cut rates for their customers.

Vote expected at the County Administration Center Monday that would address the request from Fallbrook and Rainbow to get their water from an agency in Riverside

A coalition of county, city, business and labor leaders say allowing Fallbrook and Rainbow to leave the San Diego County Water Authority would raise rates for everyone.

The San Diego County Water Authority warned Wednesday that it would cost county water customers nearly $200 million over a decade if two rural districts detach from the authority.