Southeastern San Diego County residents can expect even pricier water bills due to higher sewer rates that their water agency approved earlier this month.
Otay Water District board members unanimously approved gradually increasing sewer rates over a five-year period. Next year’s hike takes effect in January and will raise the cost of sewer service by about 4%, though increases in subsequent years could reach nearly 10%.
The runoff carries trash and contaminants into our local waterways and ocean, reports NBC 7’s Brooke Martell.
San Diego is stepping up its efforts to tackle billions in overdue infrastructure projects by shifting to a model where contractors help design projects, instead of just building ones already designed by city engineers.
Officials expect the new model, which the City Council approved last week, to reduce cost overruns, improve quality, boost transparency and help the city tackle its massive infrastructure backlog more quickly.
San Diego International Airport experienced dozens of flight delays Tuesday as the region’s first major storm of the season brought heavy rain, strong winds and chilly temperatures to Southern California.
The National Weather Service issued an airport weather warning for San Diego International Airport due to high wind gusts, prompting operational changes and passenger concerns.
Rain and gusty winds are moving into San Diego County at the beginning of the week.
Rain is forecast to move into Southern California Monday night and into Tuesday morning, ending Tuesday night. Winds will pick up to around 30-40 mph starting late Monday night, NWS reports, as a low-pressure system brings in colder air, showers and high-elevation snow.
San Diego residents pay the highest water rates in the country but enjoy access to more water than we currently need. This has led to calls to dissolve the San Diego County Water Authority, which itself has created backlash. What can local leaders do to contain costs and offer people struggling with the cost of living some hope?
The clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty. So far, Mexico has paid less than half what it owes during this five-year cycle, which ends on Oct. 25.
ormer McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, chairman of the Region M Water Planning Group, says Mexico has the water due to recent rains. But it hasn’t paid the United States, and specifically South Texas.
The WateReuse Association of California recently honored Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Elijo Joint Powers Authority and Leucadia Wastewater with its 2025 Outreach and Education Program of the Year award, according to a news release.
Presented during the association’s annual conference, the award recognizes the three North County agencies’ 2024 Water Career Day, which welcomed high school and college students and military veterans to learn about careers in water, wastewater and recycled water. Each agency engaged with attendees at interactive stations, performed demonstrations on real-world infrastructure, and offered insight into the industry’s wide variety of career pathways.
In the 1974 classic “Chinatown,” water wasn’t just water — it was power. Los Angeles power brokers quietly drained reservoirs, drove up scarcity, while ordinary citizens paid the price in higher costs and lost trust.
Half a century later, San Diego County is living its own version of “Chinatown,” and the stage is set at Lake Hodges.
Disputes over water have been a constant in California history, and San Diego is going through a particularly rough patch on that front these days.
At the center of the current maelstrom is Dan Denham, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority.
