The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving 18 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage, and other resource-management programs.

The Port of San Diego is a special government entity, created in 1963 by an act of the California legislature in order to manage San Diego Harbor, and administer the public lands along San Diego Bay.  With some 600 employees and revenues of approximately $117 million in fiscal year 2005, the agency oversees the protection and development of public tidelands surrounding San Diego Bay.

The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority was established by state law in 2003 to operate San Diego International Airport and address the region’s long-term air transportation needs. A nine-member appointed Board representing all areas of the County governs the Airport Authority. San Diego International Airport – funded through user fees and not local taxes – is the nation’s busiest single runway commercial service airport, serving some 17.4 million passengers in 2005.

Providing a safe and reliable water supply to the people who live and work in the San Diego region is the mission of the San Diego County Water Authority.  The region’s three million residents and $142 billion economy depend upon the San Diego County Water Authority to fulfill this vital mission