Fallbrook Community Sees Drop in Water Bill. Will Other San Diegans See the Same?
Fallbrook residents are seeing a reduction in their water rates — all without having to make any changes. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains why.
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Newsom Issues Executive Order on Rising Electric Bills — But How Much Will it Help?
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Wednesday aimed at finding ways to reduce rising electricity bills that beleaguered customers pay each month — although the order did not offer specific dollar figures and timetables.
One of the major drivers of higher bills comes from spending by the state’s investor-owned utilities such as San Diego Gas & Electric on programs to reduce the risk of wildfires. SDG&E, for example, has spent about $5 billion in ratepayer money since the deadly Witch Creek, Guejito and Rice wildfires in 2007 that destroyed more than 1,300 homes, killed two people and injured 40 firefighters.
Escondido Unveils California’s First Agricultural-Only Water Reuse Facility
With the recently completed AgX MFRO, the new $64M two-million-gallon-per-day facility membrane filtration (MF) and reverse osmosis (RO) water reuse treatment plant, the City of Escondido has achieved an important milestone in its goal of creating a high-quality alternative to potable water for local agriculture growers.
With this facility beginning operations, the City and its partners the Filanc Brown and Caldwell (FBC) Joint Venture, held a dedication ceremony on August 28, 2024. Among the more than 100 attendees were Director of Utilities Angela Morrow, Mayor Dane White, City Manager Sean McGlynn, Deputy City Manager Chris McKinney, and other city representatives along with State Water Resources Control Board representatives, and key members of the FBC team and agriculture community. The ceremony concluded with a ribbon cutting and a facility tour.
San Diego Issues $25,000 Credit for Erroneous Water Bill to 84-Year-Old Veteran after Team 10 Investigation
Michael Mudurian served in the Air Force and then settled into his Point Loma home with an ocean view 50 years ago.
For decades, the lifelong bachelor said he had a pretty high water bill because he loved to water his garden and nourish the lush, green grass in his front yard.
Santa Fe Irrigation District Considers Improvements to Rancho Santa Fe Corporate Yard
At a special meeting on Oct. 7, the Santa Fe Irrigation District board started initial discussions on potential improvements to its corporate yard and administrative offices at their Rancho Santa Fe Village site on Linea Del Cielo. The project, which would address staff space needs, aging facilities and new regulations and compliance requirements, came with a projected cost of $31.3 million, which resulted in sticker shock for both board and community members.
“This is really the first of many steps of looking at a corporate yard facilities needs assessment,” said SFID General Manager Al Lau.
New Cases Threaten Local Revenues in Coziahr v. Otay Water District
Two recent decisions of the California Court of Appeal have increased risk for California’s local governments as to utility fees and fees imposed to fund regulation. A new statute provides a means to reduce that risk somewhat.
Coziahr v. Otay Water District is a class-action challenge to tiered water rates imposed by a district which serves territory along the international border south and east of San Diego.
Students learn about job opportunities at Water Career Day
From delivering potable water to collecting wastewater, nearly 100 high school and college students got an up-close look at opportunities Oct. 10 during Water Career Day at the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Water Campus in Encinitas, according to a news release.
Engineering students from Mission Hills High School and students from Palomar College’s Water and Wastewater Technology programs toured the campus, stopping at stations staffed by workers from San Elijo JPA, Leucadia Wastewater District and Olivenhain Municipal Water District.
Brace for higher SDG&E bills after utilities commission releases proposed decision on rates
San Diego Gas & Electric customers would pay 2.7% more on their electric bills starting next year while customers with natural gas hookups may pay almost 9% more, according to a proposed decision released Friday afternoon by the California Public Utilities Commission.
It’s not welcome news for SDG&E’s 3.7 million customers saddled with high power bills, but the potential increase is hundreds of millions of dollars lower than what the utility requested.
Firm Tied to Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis Facing Lawsuits Over Tijuana River Sewage
For decades South Bay communities have faced the repercussions of failing sewage and wastewater facilities on both sides of the border.
The Tijuana River sewage crisis in San Diego has something in common with a historic water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan: a contractor accused in lawsuits of making matters worse.
San Diego Region Well-Prepared for Water Year 2025
On Oct. 1, the San Diego County Water Authority announced that the region has plenty of water to meet demands in water year 2025 regardless of the weather, thanks to regional investments in water reliability and consecutive wet winters.
A water year is a 12-month period that hydrologists use to track precipitation over the winter and spring with to understand how much water is available during the hot and dry summer months. Precipitation that falls during a water year indicates how much water will contribute to stream flow and groundwater. Right now, the focus is on the emerging La Niña weather pattern, which typically brings hotter and drier conditions to Southern California.
