San Diego County / Southern California
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.
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.
OPINION: Water Tax Proposal Poor Policy
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Mark Muir Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLike a bad penny, a plan to tax water keeps turning up in Sacramento. That’s right: under two proposals circulating in the Capitol, California would start taxing the most fundamental resource on the planet. Such taxes would needlessly drive up costs for families already struggling to make ends meet and undermine the very goals that […]
Schools Find Lead In Filtered Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice Of San DiegoSan Diego Unified found lead in water where it definitely should not be: coming from faucets with water filters on them. Last year, San Diego Unified found 38 schools with elevated levels of lead in their water. The district began replacing plumbing and fixtures and, in some cases, installing new water filters designed to remove […]
Water Board Considers Budget For Coming Year
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Rancho Santa Fe Review (Solana Beach)by Joe Tash Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Santa Fe Irrigation District board got a look on Thursday, May 17, at the water agency’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, a spending plan that calls for $30.8 million in operational costs and $10.4 million in capital projects. A public hearing is set for June 21 when the board […]
City Councilmember Suggesting Changes To Water Department After High Water Bill Concerns
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Tom Jones, Consumer Bob, Erica Byers and Dorian HargroveA San Diego City Councilmember is looking to build a bridge of trust over the troubled water meter controversy. This after hundreds of customers came forward, claiming they were overcharged, some by hundreds of dollars for water they never used. In addition to complaints, NBC 7 Responds obtained public records showing property owners who filed […]