Key Player in Regional Water Wars Quits San Diego Board
A major player in regional water wars over the past decade is resigning from the San Diego County Water Authority.
Christine Frahm, who served as chairwoman of the authority until December, said Thursday that she is leaving to seek a private sector job, possibly as a lawyer focusing on water policy. She also wants to spend more time with her family.
Frahm notified San Diego Mayor Susan Golding and water authority officials of her decision in a March 12 letter, but her decision became publicly known this week. She received official recognition for her 11-year tenure from the agency’s board of directors Thursday.
Frahm is one of a handful of water leaders credited with helping arrange future shipments of Imperial Valley agricultural water to San Diego County residents.
The authority and the Imperial Irrigation District signed an agreement for the water transfer last fall under Frahm’s leadership of the board. The deal is not yet completed because of snags in related pacts, one involving San Diego County’s chief water supplier, the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District.
Metropolitan owns the aqueduct San Diego wants to use to start moving water from Imperial County in 2004.
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