San Diego County crops supported by water rate discount

SAN DIEGO – Alongside other cornerstone industries such as tourism and biotechnology, agriculture sustains the San Diego County's economy with a farmgate value of nearly $2 billion a year, according to the most recent county assessment. Avocados – one of the county's signature farm goods – account for $140 million of the farming total growth of 16% in 2019, county figures show.

And all the crops countywide are supported by reliable water supplied by the San Diego County Water Authority and its 24 member agencies, which have invested strategically over the past three decades to ensure water ava...