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Low-Income LADWP Customers’ Bills Are About to Rise. What Help is Available?

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Jon Healey

As Angelenos wither under another hot summer, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is shrinking a discount program that helped low-income families pay their bills.

The utility has no choice; the subsidies that funded the DWP’s discounted water rates were declared illegal by a Superior Court judge in May. That discount will disappear Thursday, although others will remain in place, the DWP said in a letter to customers.

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Water Authority Defectors Survive Second Round of Legal Threats

/in , /by /Voice of San Diego by MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Tensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority and those that want to leave it.

Two small North County farming communities survived a second round of attempts by the Water Authority to wage a legal war against their divorce from the regional water supplier.

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Helix Water District Named Water Energy Leader with Energy Use Reductions

/in , , /by /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Helix Water District received recognition from The Climate Registry as a Water-Energy Leader Gold organization after the district reduced its electric use by 15% and greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.

The Climate Registry is a nonprofit organization that helps companies, governments, and institutions reduce their emissions. Its Water-Energy Nexus Registry is sponsored by the California Environmental Protection Agency and allows utilities and cities to measure, track, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions associated with California’s water system.

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Change on Water Rate Structure Seen to ‘Encourage Conservation’ and ‘Allow PWP to Reach Goals’

/in , /by /Pasadena Nowby Keith Calayag

Pasadena is expected to change how water bills are calculated, leading to higher bills for some customers. The new rate structure and rates to be determined soon will allow the utility to meet its revenue requirement.

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Citizens Water Academy Returns for Summer 2023

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On June 27, the San Diego County Water Authority kicked off its first Citizens Water Academy since 2020, when COVID-19 forced a shutdown of the program. The academy offers attendees the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the Water Authority’s life-sustaining mission.

Participants learn firsthand about critical water issues affecting the region and go behind the scenes with water planners, managers, and engineers for an inside look at the water delivery system.

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Expensive Water Bill? Expert Gives Tips on Ways to Cut Your Home Use and Save Money

/in , , /by /ABC7 by John Gregory

Water bills can be a big expense for many people, so we spoke with a water efficiency expert about ways to cut down on your water use in every part of your home.

Krista Guerrero with the Metropolitan Water District says the first thing you should do is to check for leaks in your home.

Leaks can be a major drain on your bank account and officials say the first place to look is inside your bathroom. Guerrero said the top water-wasting culprit is your toilet but there’s a simple way to check for a leak.

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Free Landscape Workshops Convenient for Vallecitos Customers

/in , , /by /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

In partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority, the Vallecitos Water District offers a series of five WaterSmart landscape design workshops in August and September to help its customers redesign and install new water-saving, sustainable landscapes at a convenient North County location.

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Legislation Extends Studies of Coastal Erosion in Del Mar, Encinitas

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Phil Diehl

Gov. Newsom has signed a bill extending the sunset date for research on landslides and coastal erosion in San Diego County hot spots such as Del Mar and Encinitas. The extension will cover delays that prevented the timely installation of key sensors, including a subsurface meter used to detect small-scale ground movement of the bluff at Beacons Beach in Encinitas.

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Award-Winning Hauck Mesa Storage Reservoir Project

/in , , /by /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The award-winning Hauck Mesa Storage Reservoir enhances drinking water supply reliability and operational efficiency for the region. Construction was completed June 23 on the San Diego County Water Authority project in North San Diego County.

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Politics Report: The Real Reason the Water Agencies Are Fighting so Hard

/in , , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Scott Lewis Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

Eleven years ago, when the San Diego County Water Authority was going through the final stages of approving what had, by that time, become a decade-long odyssey to create the first desalination plant on the West Coast, the agency made a prediction.

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