Los Angeles County will consider new water-saving requirements for developers and look at tax options to pay for future drought planning under a pair of measures adopted Tuesday. Over the objections of business and development groups, the Board of Supervisors voted to have county staff start drafting a “net zero” ordinance that would aim to […]
Helix Water District customers can now go back to watering their lawns three days a week starting April 6. The Helix Water Board voted unanimously Wednesday to halt the two-days-only watering in effect since June 2015, when the state mandated that water districts require their customers reduce use by up to 25 percent. Helix customers […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Pomerado News by By Mark Weston Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: Mark Weston
The MWD board is scheduled to vote April 12 on a rate proposal that would increase the cost of treated water for our region in 2017 by 62 percent and increase the cost of untreated water by 12 percent. The district’s public relation’s spin is that the “average” cost increase for its entire service area […]
Ventura County supervisors are opposing a proposed rate change by the giant Metropolitan Water District, saying the measure would undermine conservation and is unconstitutional. Metropolitan now bases rates for water treatment wholly on the volume purchased. The district’s board is set to act next week on separate charges to cover fixed costs of building, running […]
L.A. County Moves Toward Water Fee for New Developments, Looks at Stormwater Funding
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By Abby SewellLos Angeles County will consider new water-saving requirements for developers and look at tax options to pay for future drought planning under a pair of measures adopted Tuesday. Over the objections of business and development groups, the Board of Supervisors voted to have county staff start drafting a “net zero” ordinance that would aim to […]
Helix customers can water three days per week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Karen PearlmanHelix Water District customers can now go back to watering their lawns three days a week starting April 6. The Helix Water Board voted unanimously Wednesday to halt the two-days-only watering in effect since June 2015, when the state mandated that water districts require their customers reduce use by up to 25 percent. Helix customers […]
OPINION: Help Stop Increases in Water Rates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Pomerado News by By Mark Weston Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Mark Weston
The MWD board is scheduled to vote April 12 on a rate proposal that would increase the cost of treated water for our region in 2017 by 62 percent and increase the cost of untreated water by 12 percent. The district’s public relation’s spin is that the “average” cost increase for its entire service area […]
Ventura County Supervisors Protest Water Rate Change, But Protest May be Moot
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Star by By Kathleen WilsonVentura County supervisors are opposing a proposed rate change by the giant Metropolitan Water District, saying the measure would undermine conservation and is unconstitutional. Metropolitan now bases rates for water treatment wholly on the volume purchased. The district’s board is set to act next week on separate charges to cover fixed costs of building, running […]