What if San Diego blanketed land, reservoirs and buildings its Public Utilities Department owned with solar and used the money it made off that power to subsidize skyrocketing water rates for poorer people? That’s the idea San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera pitched during an uncomfortable series of debates over raising water rates on San […]
The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has completed a $286 million upgrade to its seawater intake and discharge system, a state-mandated project designed to protect marine life while maintaining the facility’s water production capacity, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday, Oct. 28. The work was finished on schedule and $29 million under […]
In September, the San Diego City Council gave the mayor a month to find ratepayers savings on water rates. Tuesday’s the councilmembers’ second attempt to pass a 63 percent water and 31 percent wastewater increase over four years. Nothing has changed in the proposal.
A sharply divided and visibly frustrated San Diego City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday to raise water rates 31% over the next two years and increase sewer rates 31% over the next four years. The council did not soften any of the proposed rate increases, which have been declared necessary by two outside consultants, city staff […]
Elo-Rivera Wants City to Build Solar to Combat High Water Rates
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerWhat if San Diego blanketed land, reservoirs and buildings its Public Utilities Department owned with solar and used the money it made off that power to subsidize skyrocketing water rates for poorer people? That’s the idea San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera pitched during an uncomfortable series of debates over raising water rates on San […]
$286M Upgrade Done For Carlsbad Water Plant
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /North Coast Current Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority, Nick SerranoThe Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has completed a $286 million upgrade to its seawater intake and discharge system, a state-mandated project designed to protect marine life while maintaining the facility’s water production capacity, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday, Oct. 28. The work was finished on schedule and $29 million under […]
While San Diego Leaders Balk at High Rates, City Debates Less-Ambitious Sewage Recycling Plan
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn September, the San Diego City Council gave the mayor a month to find ratepayers savings on water rates. Tuesday’s the councilmembers’ second attempt to pass a 63 percent water and 31 percent wastewater increase over four years. Nothing has changed in the proposal.
Divided Council Oks Steep San Diego Water and Sewer Rate Hikes
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickA sharply divided and visibly frustrated San Diego City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday to raise water rates 31% over the next two years and increase sewer rates 31% over the next four years. The council did not soften any of the proposed rate increases, which have been declared necessary by two outside consultants, city staff […]