On a 5-3 vote, the San Diego City Council approved a series of water rate increases Tuesday totaling nearly 20% over the next two years, following a public hearing during which San Diegans largely urged the body to reject the hikes. The first adjustment will be an increase of 5%, effective Dec. 1, 2023, followed […]
It’s been 20 years since the largest water agencies in Southern California agreed on a historic deal: San Diego would buy water from Imperial Valley farmers. More importantly, though, the deal outlined exactly how much water these agencies could claim from the Colorado River and reduced the amount of water California took from the river.
San Diego water rates will rise nearly 20 percent over the next two years after a divided City Council approved Tuesday the first comprehensive rate hike in nearly eight years. The rate increases, approved by a vote of 5-3, will come in three parts: A 5 percent hike on Dec. 1, a 5.2 percent increase next […]
For decades, water has been siphoned from springs in the San Bernardino Mountains and piped downhill to be bottled and sold as Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water. After a years-long fight over the bottled water operation in the San Bernardino National Forest, California water regulators ruled Tuesday that the company must stop taking millions of gallons through […]
San Diego City Council Approves First Significant Water Rate Increase Since 2015
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS FM/TVby City News Service Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn a 5-3 vote, the San Diego City Council approved a series of water rate increases Tuesday totaling nearly 20% over the next two years, following a public hearing during which San Diegans largely urged the body to reject the hikes. The first adjustment will be an increase of 5%, effective Dec. 1, 2023, followed […]
Biggest Players in Western Water Politics Gather at Politifest 2023
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diego by Scott Lewis Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt’s been 20 years since the largest water agencies in Southern California agreed on a historic deal: San Diego would buy water from Imperial Valley farmers. More importantly, though, the deal outlined exactly how much water these agencies could claim from the Colorado River and reduced the amount of water California took from the river.
San Diego Raises Water Rates by Nearly 20% Over Two Years
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Emily Alvarenga Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego water rates will rise nearly 20 percent over the next two years after a divided City Council approved Tuesday the first comprehensive rate hike in nearly eight years. The rate increases, approved by a vote of 5-3, will come in three parts: A 5 percent hike on Dec. 1, a 5.2 percent increase next […]
California Orders Bottled Water Company to Stop ‘Unauthorized’ Piping From Springs
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesFor decades, water has been siphoned from springs in the San Bernardino Mountains and piped downhill to be bottled and sold as Arrowhead 100% Mountain Spring Water. After a years-long fight over the bottled water operation in the San Bernardino National Forest, California water regulators ruled Tuesday that the company must stop taking millions of gallons through […]