The U-T’s print-edition version of a story (“Attorney: Agency’s meetings must be open,” May 18) omitted critical context that may give readers a false impression about compensation for San Diego County Water Authority Board members. The online version of the story said directors on the agency’s 36-member Board were collectively paid more than $80,000 in […]
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 […]
Letter to the Editor: Water Board Members Compensated Fairly
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Mark HattamThe U-T’s print-edition version of a story (“Attorney: Agency’s meetings must be open,” May 18) omitted critical context that may give readers a false impression about compensation for San Diego County Water Authority Board members. The online version of the story said directors on the agency’s 36-member Board were collectively paid more than $80,000 in […]
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 […]