The South San Joaquin Irrigation District is getting ready for the ultimate showdown with PG&E.And they want to make sure that they have all the guns they need in order to come out on top. After the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission meeting last week where General Manager Jeff Shields encountered a team of consultants and lawyers providing counsel to PG&E to try and block the SSJID from being able to execute its plan to lower retail power rates by 15 percent, the SSJID board decided to bring on high-powered consultants of their own. The board on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve the hiring of both an expert lawyer and a consulting firm able to process the vast quantity of information that has accumulated during the vetting process preceding official application hearing before LAFCo – which could come as early as May.