The San Diego County Water Authority says customers are being overcharged for water and it’s blaming one of its main suppliers. Water is a resource we can’t live without, but does that make it priceless? The San Diego County Water Authority says no and we’re overpaying for it.The water authority says the Metropolitan Water District […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /10 Newsby Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Regional leaders in San Diego county demanded Wednesday the Metropolitan Water District “stop the spending.” The San Diego County Board of Supervisors also adopted a resolution supporting an effort to reclaim nearly $250 million in what it called “illegal charges” by the water district, which sells water to the San Diego County Water Authority. “It’s […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority lowered the level of Lake Hodges Tuesday as another big winter storm approached San Diego. The reservoir, which had been filled to within four feet of capacity, was lowered at the request of the City of San Diego, which owns the facilility. Some 7,500 acre-feet of water was pumped […]
San Diego is in for some light showers this week. The rain comes as California’s drought continues to wane thanks to a wet season that could turn out to be a record breaker — if storms leading up to April 1st bring enough rain. A Tuesday morning update from the KPBS Drought Tracker puts California’s […]
San Diego Co. Water Authority Starts “Stop the Spending” Campaign
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The CW 6by Erika Cervantes Quoted: Jim Madaffer, Mark MuirThe San Diego County Water Authority says customers are being overcharged for water and it’s blaming one of its main suppliers. Water is a resource we can’t live without, but does that make it priceless? The San Diego County Water Authority says no and we’re overpaying for it.The water authority says the Metropolitan Water District […]
San Diego Leaders At War Over Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /10 Newsby Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityRegional leaders in San Diego county demanded Wednesday the Metropolitan Water District “stop the spending.” The San Diego County Board of Supervisors also adopted a resolution supporting an effort to reclaim nearly $250 million in what it called “illegal charges” by the water district, which sells water to the San Diego County Water Authority. “It’s […]
Lake Hodges Lowered as Precaution Before Big Storm Hits
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority lowered the level of Lake Hodges Tuesday as another big winter storm approached San Diego. The reservoir, which had been filled to within four feet of capacity, was lowered at the request of the City of San Diego, which owns the facilility. Some 7,500 acre-feet of water was pumped […]
KPBS Drought Tracker Update: Some Sierra Snow Melts Away
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee / KPBSby David WagnerSan Diego is in for some light showers this week. The rain comes as California’s drought continues to wane thanks to a wet season that could turn out to be a record breaker — if storms leading up to April 1st bring enough rain. A Tuesday morning update from the KPBS Drought Tracker puts California’s […]