As the San Diego City Council prepares to make major water rate hikes, city staff clearly want weary councilmembers to blame the San Diego County Water Authority and not the wastewater recycling project the city is building. Tuesday the City Council will vote on a 63 percent water rate hike and 31 percent wastewater rate increase over […]
The 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 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 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 […]
City Staff Deflect Blame Away From Pure Water Before San Diego’s Big Water Rate Vote
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerAs the San Diego City Council prepares to make major water rate hikes, city staff clearly want weary councilmembers to blame the San Diego County Water Authority and not the wastewater recycling project the city is building. Tuesday the City Council will vote on a 63 percent water rate hike and 31 percent wastewater rate increase over […]
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 […]