What began as a brash legal complaint that millions of ratepayers faced historic damage ended with a fizzle this week as the San Diego County Water Authority voted in closed session to settle a lawsuit filed earlier this year. The water authority board approved an agreement to end its litigation challenging the plan by the […]
The San Diego County Water Authority’s board voted Thursday to drop a lawsuit the water seller filed in August against two of its customer water districts that are trying to leave and the agency that gave them permission to do so. After a closed-door deliberation, the Water Authority publicly directed its lawyers to enter into a settlement […]
Oceanside residents will see a trifecta of utility rate hikes in 2024 under water, sewer and trash fee increases approved unanimously Wednesday by the Oceanside City Council. Water rates will go up 6 percent on Jan. 1, 2024, and another 6 percent in January 2025. The hike reflects higher rates passed along by the Metropolitan […]
A Pacific storm that was expected to drench San Diego County late Friday and early Saturday is turning away from the region and won’t deliver rain that’s needed to help reduce the risk of wildfires ahead of Santa Ana winds next week, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters originally thought the system would drop about […]
County Water Authority Pulls the Plug on Lawsuit Challenging Fallbrook, Rainbow Detachment
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jeff McDonald Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhat began as a brash legal complaint that millions of ratepayers faced historic damage ended with a fizzle this week as the San Diego County Water Authority voted in closed session to settle a lawsuit filed earlier this year. The water authority board approved an agreement to end its litigation challenging the plan by the […]
Water Authority Drops Lawsuit Against Water Divorcees
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s board voted Thursday to drop a lawsuit the water seller filed in August against two of its customer water districts that are trying to leave and the agency that gave them permission to do so. After a closed-door deliberation, the Water Authority publicly directed its lawyers to enter into a settlement […]
Water, Sewer, Trash Rates Heading Up in Oceanside
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOceanside residents will see a trifecta of utility rate hikes in 2024 under water, sewer and trash fee increases approved unanimously Wednesday by the Oceanside City Council. Water rates will go up 6 percent on Jan. 1, 2024, and another 6 percent in January 2025. The hike reflects higher rates passed along by the Metropolitan […]
Pacific Storm Unexpectedly Changes Path and Will Largely Miss San Diego County Friday and Saturday
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsA Pacific storm that was expected to drench San Diego County late Friday and early Saturday is turning away from the region and won’t deliver rain that’s needed to help reduce the risk of wildfires ahead of Santa Ana winds next week, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters originally thought the system would drop about […]