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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Auditors Flag Troubling Water Department Hiring Practices
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ry Rivardby Voice of San DiegoCity workers may have helped their friends and family get jobs in the city’s troubled water department, according to two recent investigations. But instead of immediately addressing the allegations when they were made over two years ago, the water department simply stopped hiring some new workers. This previously undisclosed hiring freeze may have contributed to poor […]
Audit Report: San Diego City Faces Growing Backlog Of Broken Water-Meter Cases
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithA growing backlog of broken water meter boxes and lids has plagued the San Diego Public Utilities Department — an agency still reeling from months of public outrage following spiking water bill throughout the city. That’s according to a recent report by the independent City Auditor’s Office, which found that agency “mismanagement” led to a backlog of […]
Maintenance Men Bring Home The Hardware From National Contest
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwo maintenance pros representing San Diego brought home awards from the 2018 American Public Works Association’s National Roadeo Skills Competition in Kansas City, Missouri , in late August. The San Diego County Water Authority’s Bobby Bond Jr. placed second in the backhoe/mini-excavator event, while John Brown, also of the Water Authority, placed third in the […]
Crowd Drinks In Water Fest In Santee
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanSeveral hundred residents poured into the East County Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Project Visitor Center on Fanita Parkway on Saturday to learn about recycled water. The Padre Dam Municipal Water District’s first East County Water Festival celebrated water and showed visitors how it recycles waste and turns it into drinkable water. The free event included […]