EMWD, FPUD approve water billing and service agreement

A water billing and service agreement between the Eastern Municipal Water District and the Fallbrook Public Utility District has been approved by both boards.

Eastern’s board voted 3-0 Jan. 3, with Jeff Armstrong and Randy Record absent, to approve the agreement for Eastern to be FPUD’s wholesale water provider. A Jan. 4 special meeting of the FPUD board had a 5-0 vote in favor of the agreement.

“This was a very important issue for the Fallbrook Public Utility District,” said FPUD general manager Jack Bebee.

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