California’s largest drinking water supplier is trying to turn the page. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which imports and sells water to 19 million people in Los Angeles and the surroundings, earlier this month zeroed in on Shivaji Deshmukh, the current general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to replace retiring General Manager Deven […]
Following several years of planning and investment, the City of Antioch has reached a climate-resilient milestone: a new brackish water desalination facility near its existing water treatment plant. The facility, supported by $10 million in Proposition 1 desalination grant funding from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and a $60 million low-interest loan from the […]
Companies that run data centers are facing increasing scrutiny for guzzling water in the dry western U.S. as artificial intelligence fuels a boom in the industry. California legislators passed a bill this month that would require the facilities to report their projected water use before they begin operating and thereafter certify how much they use […]
The politically appointed Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is proposing to increase its Special Property Tax by 71% over the next three years, from 0.007% to 0.018% of the Assessed Value of $4.1 trillion in its 5,200 square mile service territory. This is after doubling the rate in 2024. […]
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Why It Matters: What to Expect When San Diego Votes on Raising Water Rates
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby Scott LewisThe San Diego City Council is set to vote next week on a series of water rate increases that could raise the average household bill by about $18 per month. Rates would then continue climbing by roughly the same amount each year for the next three years. That’s a 63% increase over four years. But […]
San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Joins Metropolitan Board as Director
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /The Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California Mentioned: Dan DenhamSan Diego County Water Authority General Manager Dan Denham was seated today as the Water Authority’s newest representative on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Denham brings more than two decades of water industry expertise, as well as a deep knowledge of the relationship between Metropolitan and the Water […]
San Diegans Owe a Desal Company $35 million for Unmade Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerSan Diegans owe a privately-owned desalination plant over $35 million for water the company couldn’t make. That water will only grow more expensive the longer the San Diego County Water Authority waits to buy it. And the tab came due as the region frets over ever-growing water prices and debates whether it even needs this […]
Valley Center Water District Gets New Leader (scroll down in newsletter for story)
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San DiegoA titan in San Diego’s local water world is retiring and will be replaced by former city of Oceanside’s public utilities director, Lindsey Leahy. Gary Arant has been general manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District for over 36 years. When he arrived in the sleepy eastern San Diego County town, its vast avocado […]