City of San Diego officials are scheduled to test the water at Birney Elementary School in University Heights on Friday to determine if repairs successfully cleared contaminants from the plumbing system. Birney is one of two San Diego Unified School District campuses where elevated levels of lead were discovered in the water. Officials with the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Gene Cubbison Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Water rates in San Diego County, which are already among the highest in the country, are about to go up again. A typical household here pays more than twice the national average, according to the County Water Authority. While the average American family pays less than $40 a month, local residents pay about $80. Next year’s […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /ABC 10 (San Diego)by Grecia Aguilar Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Your water bill could be getting more expensive. The San Diego County Water Authority is considering a 3.7% rate hike. Maintaining a low-water yard does not take much work for Dutch Burman. “There’s not much land that needs to be irrigated,” he said, describing his front yard, which has mulch, drought-tolerant palm trees and a low-water […]
An update on testing for contaminants in water at area schools is scheduled to be presented on Thursday to the City Council’s Environment Committee. The presence of contaminants has been a hot-button issue since elevated levels of lead, copper and bacteria were found in October in the water systems at three older campuses in the […]
Water Officials To Test Repairs At San Diego School After Elevated Lead Levels Found
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSCity of San Diego officials are scheduled to test the water at Birney Elementary School in University Heights on Friday to determine if repairs successfully cleared contaminants from the plumbing system. Birney is one of two San Diego Unified School District campuses where elevated levels of lead were discovered in the water. Officials with the […]
Water Rates Already Among Highest Nationwide To Rise In San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Gene Cubbison Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater rates in San Diego County, which are already among the highest in the country, are about to go up again. A typical household here pays more than twice the national average, according to the County Water Authority. While the average American family pays less than $40 a month, local residents pay about $80. Next year’s […]
San Diego County Authority Proposing 3.7% Water Rate Increase
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 (San Diego)by Grecia Aguilar Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityYour water bill could be getting more expensive. The San Diego County Water Authority is considering a 3.7% rate hike. Maintaining a low-water yard does not take much work for Dutch Burman. “There’s not much land that needs to be irrigated,” he said, describing his front yard, which has mulch, drought-tolerant palm trees and a low-water […]
San Diego Council Committee Gets Update On School Water Testing
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSAn update on testing for contaminants in water at area schools is scheduled to be presented on Thursday to the City Council’s Environment Committee. The presence of contaminants has been a hot-button issue since elevated levels of lead, copper and bacteria were found in October in the water systems at three older campuses in the […]