California’s biggest water supplier is hurting for cash this year as the recent record-breaking rainy winter means its customers need to buy less water. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is facing a more than $300 million budget shortfall – about a quarter of its normal revenue from selling water.
What began as a brash legal complaint that millions of ratepayers faced historic damage ended with a fizzle this week as the San Diego County Water Authority voted in closed session to settle a lawsuit filed earlier this year. The water authority board approved an agreement to end its litigation challenging the plan by the […]
The San Diego County Water Authority’s board voted Thursday to drop a lawsuit the water seller filed in August against two of its customer water districts that are trying to leave and the agency that gave them permission to do so. After a closed-door deliberation, the Water Authority publicly directed its lawyers to enter into a settlement […]
Oceanside residents will see a trifecta of utility rate hikes in 2024 under water, sewer and trash fee increases approved unanimously Wednesday by the Oceanside City Council. Water rates will go up 6 percent on Jan. 1, 2024, and another 6 percent in January 2025. The hike reflects higher rates passed along by the Metropolitan […]
Big Year of Rain Means Big Budget Hole at Metropolitan
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCalifornia’s biggest water supplier is hurting for cash this year as the recent record-breaking rainy winter means its customers need to buy less water. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is facing a more than $300 million budget shortfall – about a quarter of its normal revenue from selling water.
County Water Authority Pulls the Plug on Lawsuit Challenging Fallbrook, Rainbow Detachment
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jeff McDonald Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhat began as a brash legal complaint that millions of ratepayers faced historic damage ended with a fizzle this week as the San Diego County Water Authority voted in closed session to settle a lawsuit filed earlier this year. The water authority board approved an agreement to end its litigation challenging the plan by the […]
Water Authority Drops Lawsuit Against Water Divorcees
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s board voted Thursday to drop a lawsuit the water seller filed in August against two of its customer water districts that are trying to leave and the agency that gave them permission to do so. After a closed-door deliberation, the Water Authority publicly directed its lawyers to enter into a settlement […]
Water, Sewer, Trash Rates Heading Up in Oceanside
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOceanside residents will see a trifecta of utility rate hikes in 2024 under water, sewer and trash fee increases approved unanimously Wednesday by the Oceanside City Council. Water rates will go up 6 percent on Jan. 1, 2024, and another 6 percent in January 2025. The hike reflects higher rates passed along by the Metropolitan […]