/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Randy Record Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
After seven years and about $40 million in legal costs stemming from lawsuits filed by the San Diego County Water Authority, no ruling to date will noticeably change local water bills or address a single important regional water challenge. All ratepayers lose the longer the Water Authority’s fighting drags on. The court process is not […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Bill Wells, Matt Hall, Ron Morrison and Steve Vaus Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority in June won substantial victories in a state Court of Appeals decision on rates set by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) that will affect how much everyone in this region pays for water. These victories are potentially worth more than $1 billion for San Diego ratepayers. […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /News Deeply (New York)by Matt O’Malley Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Earlier this month, I attended a meeting of the San Diego Conservation Action Committee on California’s plan to make water conservation a way of life, and was disappointed to hear a familiar refrain from our regional water wholesaler, the San Diego County Water Authority: Why is the state asking us to conserve water when we can […]
Water quality in San Diego County’s dozen watersheds improved overall in 2016 for the first time in three years, San Diego Coastkeeper reported Tuesday. In its 2016 San Diego County Water Quality Report, the environmental organization rated two of the watersheds to be of good quality — the San Luis Rey River in the North […]
OPINION: Ratepayers Lose When Water Districts Choose Courts Over Collaboration
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Randy Record Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter seven years and about $40 million in legal costs stemming from lawsuits filed by the San Diego County Water Authority, no ruling to date will noticeably change local water bills or address a single important regional water challenge. All ratepayers lose the longer the Water Authority’s fighting drags on. The court process is not […]
OPINION: Why San Diego Should Stay The Course In Water Agency Litigation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Bill Wells, Matt Hall, Ron Morrison and Steve Vaus Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority in June won substantial victories in a state Court of Appeals decision on rates set by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) that will affect how much everyone in this region pays for water. These victories are potentially worth more than $1 billion for San Diego ratepayers. […]
Making Water Conservation a Way of Life in San Diego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /News Deeply (New York)by Matt O’Malley Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEarlier this month, I attended a meeting of the San Diego Conservation Action Committee on California’s plan to make water conservation a way of life, and was disappointed to hear a familiar refrain from our regional water wholesaler, the San Diego County Water Authority: Why is the state asking us to conserve water when we can […]
Water Quality Improves in San Diego County Watersheds: Report
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Patch.com (San Diego)Water quality in San Diego County’s dozen watersheds improved overall in 2016 for the first time in three years, San Diego Coastkeeper reported Tuesday. In its 2016 San Diego County Water Quality Report, the environmental organization rated two of the watersheds to be of good quality — the San Luis Rey River in the North […]