/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Mark Muir Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
In its commentary, “Orange County Should Learn from San Diego’s Mistakes with Poseidon Water” (Nov. 4), the Surfrider Foundation fashions an imaginary world in which the public is forced to choose between water conservation and water-supply development. In reality, water ratepayers and water agencies can and should do both. For the past 25 years, the […]
Residents and officials living near California’s Salton Sea skewered the state water board in Sacramento on Tuesday for dragging their feet to solve the lake’s steady shrinking. “You assigned a task force to address this problem, but neither the task nor the force were sufficient to meet the scope of the problem,” Imperial Irrigation District […]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power owes its customers at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits after the utility overbilled them, an independent monitor has concluded. The latest estimate represents a significant increase from the proposed $44-million class-action settlement announced in August 2015. The DWP has been plagued by a faulty computer […]
Do you own a property with a well in San Diego County? Is it dry due to the prolonged statewide drought? Help is available. A new emergency water distribution program is offering assistance to residents without access to running water for drinking and sanitation due to a dry well. Residents who qualify can receive low-interest […]
OPINION:Mailbag: San Diego is importing less water now because of desalination
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Mark Muir Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn its commentary, “Orange County Should Learn from San Diego’s Mistakes with Poseidon Water” (Nov. 4), the Surfrider Foundation fashions an imaginary world in which the public is forced to choose between water conservation and water-supply development. In reality, water ratepayers and water agencies can and should do both. For the past 25 years, the […]
Water Board Skewered For Failing to Fix Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by Matthew RendaResidents and officials living near California’s Salton Sea skewered the state water board in Sacramento on Tuesday for dragging their feet to solve the lake’s steady shrinking. “You assigned a task force to address this problem, but neither the task nor the force were sufficient to meet the scope of the problem,” Imperial Irrigation District […]
DWP Owes L.A. Customers $67.5 Million Because Of Rampant Overbilling
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power owes its customers at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits after the utility overbilled them, an independent monitor has concluded. The latest estimate represents a significant increase from the proposed $44-million class-action settlement announced in August 2015. The DWP has been plagued by a faulty computer […]
Program Offers Help For Property Owners With Dry Wells
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneDo you own a property with a well in San Diego County? Is it dry due to the prolonged statewide drought? Help is available. A new emergency water distribution program is offering assistance to residents without access to running water for drinking and sanitation due to a dry well. Residents who qualify can receive low-interest […]