/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) staff proposed what would equate to a 3.7 percent rate increase for SDCWA water rates, and on May 25 the CWA board set a June 22 hearing date for the proposed 2018 rates. The cost per acre-foot on a countywide basis will increase from $1,546 to $1,603 for treated […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby James DeHaven Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority fears it could harm ratepayers by opening up meetings that have been held out of the public’s view for decades. A letter this week by the authority’s top lawyer said it’s legal and necessary to hold private, unnoticed and unrecorded gatherings with the agency’s appointed delegates to the Metropolitan […]
It should surprise no one that water is costlier in San Diego County than in many other parts of the state and nation. After all, we are at the literal end of the pipeline in a semi-arid region of 3.3 million people with few significant lakes, rivers or groundwater aquifers. What is surprising is the […]
A federal judge Wednesday lifted a stay on legal proceedings in the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ lawsuit against two local water agencies involving rights to Coachella Valley groundwater supplies. U.S. District Court Judge Jesus Bernal ruled that legal proceedings should not be delayed, as questions regarding the tribe’s recently gained rights to the […]
CWA Sets June 22 Hearing For Proposed Rate Increase
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) staff proposed what would equate to a 3.7 percent rate increase for SDCWA water rates, and on May 25 the CWA board set a June 22 hearing date for the proposed 2018 rates. The cost per acre-foot on a countywide basis will increase from $1,546 to $1,603 for treated […]
Water Panel Says Its Long-held Private Meetings Are Necessary, Legal
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby James DeHaven Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority fears it could harm ratepayers by opening up meetings that have been held out of the public’s view for decades. A letter this week by the authority’s top lawyer said it’s legal and necessary to hold private, unnoticed and unrecorded gatherings with the agency’s appointed delegates to the Metropolitan […]
OPINION: San Diegans Understand Reliable Water Comes At A Price
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Mark Muir Mentioned: Mark MuirIt should surprise no one that water is costlier in San Diego County than in many other parts of the state and nation. After all, we are at the literal end of the pipeline in a semi-arid region of 3.3 million people with few significant lakes, rivers or groundwater aquifers. What is surprising is the […]
Judge Rules That Tribe’s Case Against Coachella Valley Water Agencies Will Proceed
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Palm Desert PatchA federal judge Wednesday lifted a stay on legal proceedings in the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ lawsuit against two local water agencies involving rights to Coachella Valley groundwater supplies. U.S. District Court Judge Jesus Bernal ruled that legal proceedings should not be delayed, as questions regarding the tribe’s recently gained rights to the […]