The next time San Diegans face a proposed water rate increase, the City Council will be getting a second professional opinion about whether the increase is necessary and how large it should be. The change comes after the city approved in late 2015 a series of rate increases totaling nearly 40 percent over four years, […]
The final round of tests in San Diego Unified School District found no schools other than ones that were previously detected had high levels of lead in drinking fountains and faucets, district officials said Thursday. The City of San Diego began testing water at school sites in March, and drinking fountains at Co-Operative Charter School 2 and […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby James DeHaven Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
A legal ruling that San Diego County water officials said would save customers here up to $7 billion has been overturned. A California appellate court on Wednesday partially reversed a 2015 trial court ruling that awarded the San Diego County Water Authority $234 million in alleged overcharges, interest and legal fees to be paid by […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /10 Newsby Sandy Coronilla Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority announced Thursday its board had adopted a $1.58 billion budget, which included a 3.7 percent increase in water rates to it’s 24 member agencies. The Water Authority said the rate increase, which it claimed is among the smallest in the past decade, will be passed on to customers at […]
San Diego To Get Second Opinion On Next Water Rate Hike
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickThe next time San Diegans face a proposed water rate increase, the City Council will be getting a second professional opinion about whether the increase is necessary and how large it should be. The change comes after the city approved in late 2015 a series of rate increases totaling nearly 40 percent over four years, […]
Final Tests Shows No Additional Schools With Lead In Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary WarthThe final round of tests in San Diego Unified School District found no schools other than ones that were previously detected had high levels of lead in drinking fountains and faucets, district officials said Thursday. The City of San Diego began testing water at school sites in March, and drinking fountains at Co-Operative Charter School 2 and […]
County Water Agency May Suffer Multibillion-Dollar Legal Blow
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby James DeHaven Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA legal ruling that San Diego County water officials said would save customers here up to $7 billion has been overturned. A California appellate court on Wednesday partially reversed a 2015 trial court ruling that awarded the San Diego County Water Authority $234 million in alleged overcharges, interest and legal fees to be paid by […]
San Diego County Water Authority Approves 3.7 Percent Rate Hike
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /10 Newsby Sandy Coronilla Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority announced Thursday its board had adopted a $1.58 billion budget, which included a 3.7 percent increase in water rates to it’s 24 member agencies. The Water Authority said the rate increase, which it claimed is among the smallest in the past decade, will be passed on to customers at […]