Rainbow is fighting for ratepayer rights

As you may be aware, Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) and Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) are at odds over the governance method for water and wastewater services in our area. Both boards had agreed that there is an opportunity to save money if the two agencies were to combine.

A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) was established in 2013, but the process broke down under concerns over governance.

FPUD is organized using an “at large” voting system that does not elect representatives from equally populated districts. In this form of government, entire regions are left out of the delib...