The mercury will soar into the triple digits across parts of San Diego County later this week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an Extreme Heat Watch for the region.
The Extreme Heat Watch for San Diego County mountains and deserts begins at 10 a.m. Thursday and concludes to 8 p.m. Friday. However, temps are expected to remain elevated through the weekend.
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The robust plan to start rebuilding Lake Hodges dam has come to a screeching halt as a new cost analysis has just jumped from $275 million to between roughly $500 million and $700 million.
Now, the San Diego Water Authority says they will no longer cover their promised half of the repairs, and the City of San Diego is now weighing alternatives to repairing the 106-year-old dam.
San Diego is backing away from plans to rebuild the Lake Hodges Dam, thanks to ballooning cost estimates and the county water authority announcing it’s no longer willing to pay half the cost.
The state declared the dam unsafe two years ago, demanded the water level be lowered because of flood risk and ordered San Diego to accelerate efforts to rebuild the 106-year-old dam.
San Diego’s inflation rate was 4% in July — fueled primarily by rising prices for food, medical care and cars — making it highest in the nation.
Inflation has typically run hotter in San Diego than much of the U.S. because of high housing and gasoline costs. Yet the past few reports, which are released every two months for metro areas, have made it hard to pin rising costs on any one thing — most sectors have seen increases.
Experts remain hesitant to pin the blame on tariffs yet, focusing more on labor issues, housing costs and other usual culprits. Still, San Diego clearly stands out from other metropolitan areas.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — San Diego residents may soon see higher water bills as the city proposes rate increases to cover rising costs and infrastructure needs.
According to a handout sent to residents served by the nonprofit Public Utility Company, increases could be as much as $15-17 per family household, compounded over the next four years. In other words, an average family’s water bill in San Diego could be up to $60 more per month by 2029.
City of San Diego residents are experiencing unexpected increases in their water bills, with some reporting jumps well over a hundred dollars.
The surge comes months before the city’s proposed water rate hikes are set to take effect in January, leaving many wondering about the cause of these sudden spikes.
Nearly 240,000 residents in parts of southeastern San Diego County will soon see higher water bills. The Otay Water District notified customers that it will implement an 8.3% rate increase effective Jan. 1, saying the “unavoidable” hike is mostly due to charges passed down from its wholesale water suppliers: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the county Water Authority.
Even more increases could be coming as the Otay Water District prepares to approve new sewer service rates later this year.
Starting this week, pedestrians and motorists in Escondido will notice traffic impacts due to construction work on San Diego County Water Authority facilities as part of the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement project.
Work will take place on Bear Valley Parkway just north of San Pasqual Valley Road where a traffic lane and a bike lane on Bear Valley Parkway will be closed, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It’s that time of year – August – when San Diego’s real summer heats up and notices that the city of San Diego is raising water rates hit our mailboxes.
On Sept. 30, the San Diego City Council will take up the uncomfortable exercise of approving a 63 percent hike in water rates and a 31 percent hike in wastewater rates over the next four years.
Extreme heat will settle over San Diego County’s inland foothills, mountains and desert areas this week, leading the National Weather Service to urge people to reschedule strenuous activities for the early morning and evening.
The most intense heat will occur Wednesday through Friday, when temperatures will rise into the mid-90s in such communities as Ramona and Escondido, 99 to 100 in Campo near the U.S.-Mexico border and into the 113-to-115 range in Borrego Springs.
