/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC 7 (San Diego)by Brie Stimson Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The City of San Diego recommended moving from a Level Two Drought Alert to a Level One Drought Watch, which would reduce water restrictions. The suggestion came Thursday after the San Diego County Water Authority’s (CWA) determination that the region has an adequate water supply for the next three and a half years thanks to conservation efforts […]
After a year of mandatory water conservation that shortened showers and faded lawns, millions of drought-weary Californians will no longer be required to aggressively cut back their use. In order to comply with the state’s latest emergency regulation, local water providers this week submitted documents intended to demonstrate whether their agencies have enough supply to meet customers’ […]
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday adopted rate increases of 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017, near the low end of projections and similar to the increases adopted by the Board of Directors for 2016. Rates adopted by the board are primarily driven […]
Los Angeles has enough water to make it through three more years of drought without continuing state-mandated water cuts. That’s the finding of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s “stress test,” which was due to the State Water Resources Control Board this week. Under a complex calculation handed down by state water officials, local […]
Water Restrictions May Lessen in San Diego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 (San Diego)by Brie Stimson Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe City of San Diego recommended moving from a Level Two Drought Alert to a Level One Drought Watch, which would reduce water restrictions. The suggestion came Thursday after the San Diego County Water Authority’s (CWA) determination that the region has an adequate water supply for the next three and a half years thanks to conservation efforts […]
What Drought? Many Californians no Longer Required to Curb Water Use
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensAfter a year of mandatory water conservation that shortened showers and faded lawns, millions of drought-weary Californians will no longer be required to aggressively cut back their use. In order to comply with the state’s latest emergency regulation, local water providers this week submitted documents intended to demonstrate whether their agencies have enough supply to meet customers’ […]
Water Rates to Increase in San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SD Metro Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday adopted rate increases of 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017, near the low end of projections and similar to the increases adopted by the Board of Directors for 2016. Rates adopted by the board are primarily driven […]
LADWP Sees No Need For State-Mandated Water Conservation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Emily GuerinLos Angeles has enough water to make it through three more years of drought without continuing state-mandated water cuts. That’s the finding of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s “stress test,” which was due to the State Water Resources Control Board this week. Under a complex calculation handed down by state water officials, local […]