The audit of the city utilities department’s water billing procedures is being fast-tracked and expanded, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Thursday, as officials seek more answers about how 343 residents were overcharged by as much as $420 due to one employee’s misreading of water meters. Residents began raising questions about their bills with city officials at […]
Hundreds of frustrated and angry residents turned out Thursday night for a city-held public forum at Mira Mesa Senior Center to address surging water bills — a long-simmering controversy that has now reached a boiling point. For more than three hours, one resident after another stepped to the microphone to address officials with the Public Utilities Department. […]
As I have previously written, Los Angeles and its DWP pays to import most of our water from Metropolitan Water District sources. This is in addition to the water we obtain from the Owens Valley aqueduct, which is owned by the DWP (and was the subject of the movie Chinatown). After last year’s record precipitation, most of […]
When San Diego city water customers receive a water bill, and they feel the bill is charging them for more water than they used, their options for challenging the bill are limited. One of those options is to have their water meter tested. NBC 7 Responds wanted to know if the city’s water meter testing is […]
City To Expedite Audit To Answer Why Hundreds Of San Diego Water Bills Are So High
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBSThe audit of the city utilities department’s water billing procedures is being fast-tracked and expanded, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Thursday, as officials seek more answers about how 343 residents were overcharged by as much as $420 due to one employee’s misreading of water meters. Residents began raising questions about their bills with city officials at […]
Hundreds Turn Out To Public Forum To Discuss Skyrocketing Water Bills
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithHundreds of frustrated and angry residents turned out Thursday night for a city-held public forum at Mira Mesa Senior Center to address surging water bills — a long-simmering controversy that has now reached a boiling point. For more than three hours, one resident after another stepped to the microphone to address officials with the Public Utilities Department. […]
OPINION: The Case For California WaterFix
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /City Watch (Los Angeles)by Tony ButkaAs I have previously written, Los Angeles and its DWP pays to import most of our water from Metropolitan Water District sources. This is in addition to the water we obtain from the Owens Valley aqueduct, which is owned by the DWP (and was the subject of the movie Chinatown). After last year’s record precipitation, most of […]
NBC 7 Responds Puts San Diego’s Water Department To The Test – Part One
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC San Diegoby Tom Jones, Consumer Bob, and Erica ByersWhen San Diego city water customers receive a water bill, and they feel the bill is charging them for more water than they used, their options for challenging the bill are limited. One of those options is to have their water meter tested. NBC 7 Responds wanted to know if the city’s water meter testing is […]