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.
Rancho Santa Fe Water District Plans Double-Digit Rate Hike
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Rancho Santa Fe Reviewby Joe Tash Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCustomers of the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) are looking at double-digit increases in their water bills next year, based on a proposed spending plan that will be considered for adoption by the district’s board of directors in June. The rate hike, which is planned for Jan. 1, 2018, will total between 11 and 13 […]
Floating Solar Would be a San Diego County First
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl Quoted: Kelly RodgersThe push for alternative energy sources has led the San Diego County Water Authority to consider a new possibility — floating solar panels on the surface of the agency’s only reservoir. The 20-acre installation proposed for the Olivenhain Reservoir near Escondido would be the first in Southern California, although several floating panel projects are underway in Northern […]
Padre Dam Customers Will Pay More Again Over Next Five Years
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /East County Magazineby Mike Allen Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityPadre Dam Municipal Water District, already charging among the highest water rates in the nation, is proposing yet another five-year rate increase that officials say is necessary to maintain the agency’s services. In a 12-page notice sent out to all of Padre Dam’s 24,000 customers, the district outlined the rate increases depending on use, and […]
San Diego Water Authority Announces Rate Hike
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8 San Diego Quoted: Maureen StapletonThe San Diego County Water Authority announced Thursday that staff is recommending a 3.7 percent hike in the amount of money local cities and districts pay for water in the 2018 calendar year. The authority said most of the increase was due to the price of imported water from the Metropolitan Water District, the primary […]