The city of San Diego will continue to conduct public outreach about the drought and cutting back on water use, as statistics show consumers slacking off on conservation in recent months, the city’s director of public utilities said Thursday. “Like everything else, you keep hearing the same message over and over you start disregarding it,” […]
Some San Diegans who got money from the San Diego County Water Authority for taking out their grass last year are now startled to find they owe taxes on those turf rebates. And some homeowners only received those notifications a few weeks ago, after they had already filed their taxes.
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
About half the Sycuan Indian tribe relies heavily on a single groundwater well for water. The whole tribe now wants access to the same water most San Diegans enjoy – Colorado River water, Northern California water and desalinated Pacific Ocean water. Most of San Diego’s state legislative delegation is pushing a bill that could make it […]
A war between the San Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has put ratepayers in the crossfire. Keith Lewinger, who represents the Carlsbad Municipal Water District on the SDCWA board and is also a representative of SDCWA and on the MWD board, reported Tuesday to the City Council about […]
Stats Show San Diegans Are Slacking on Water Conservation: City Official
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Patch (Rancho Bernardo - 4S Ranch)The city of San Diego will continue to conduct public outreach about the drought and cutting back on water use, as statistics show consumers slacking off on conservation in recent months, the city’s director of public utilities said Thursday. “Like everything else, you keep hearing the same message over and over you start disregarding it,” […]
San Diego Residents Find Turf Rebates Are Taxable
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby By Claire Trageser Mentioned: Mike LeeSome San Diegans who got money from the San Diego County Water Authority for taking out their grass last year are now startled to find they owe taxes on those turf rebates. And some homeowners only received those notifications a few weeks ago, after they had already filed their taxes.
State Bill Would Bolster Sycuan’s Water Supply — and Possibly a New Hotel
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAbout half the Sycuan Indian tribe relies heavily on a single groundwater well for water. The whole tribe now wants access to the same water most San Diegans enjoy – Colorado River water, Northern California water and desalinated Pacific Ocean water. Most of San Diego’s state legislative delegation is pushing a bill that could make it […]
Council Hears Report on Ongoing Water Litigation Case
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas) Quoted: Keith LewingerA war between the San Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has put ratepayers in the crossfire. Keith Lewinger, who represents the Carlsbad Municipal Water District on the SDCWA board and is also a representative of SDCWA and on the MWD board, reported Tuesday to the City Council about […]