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.
Dozens Come Forward With High Water Bills
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 (Sacramento)by Jonathan HornMore San Diegans are coming forward with outrageously high water bills that in some cases are more than $1,000. But they say the city is brushing off their concerns. Now, they have a new strategy to get different answers to their expensive questions. “It’s too hard, sometimes, to fight it,” said Joyce Abrams, a La […]
SoCal Facing One of Driest Rain Seasons on Record
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 7 NewsThis season is shaping up to be one of the driest years the Los Angeles area has ever seen. Since the start of the water year on Oct. 1, the downtown area has received less than an eighth of an inch of rain. This puts it in a tie for the fourth driest start to […]
Rainbow, FPUD, Camp Pendleton Shares of CWA Vote Entitlement to Decline
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe weighted vote entitlements for San Diego County Water Authority agencies at 2018 San Diego County Water Authority meetings were approved by the CWA board Dec. 7, and the shares for the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the Fallbrook Public Utility District, and Camp Pendleton will all be less than those agencies’ 2017 weighted vote. Rainbow’s […]
Oceanside Raises Water, Wastewater Rates, Again
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCity Council unanimously approved increased water and wastewater rates Dec. 20. There was no discussion prior to the vote of approval. Two weeks earlier numerous speakers addressed City Council about rate increases, and the city received more than a dozen letters of protest. Most Dec. 6 speakers shared their frustration over decreasing their water use […]