People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and electricity. Now, water rates will also soar. This week, the San Diego City Council voted to approve a 5.5% water rate increase.
The periodically heavy rain that spread across San Diego County on Tuesday afternoon will give way to a far more powerful and potentially damaging storm late Wednesday night, packing snow and rain that will last into late Thursday, with a third drenching possible late Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Collectively, the three storms could […]
San Diego utility customers will see another upcharge on their water bills starting May 1 after a 5.5% rate adjustment was approved by the San Diego City Council last week. The city of San Diego said the rate hike passed last Tuesday was a pass-through charge necessary to cover a 14% increase approved by the San […]
/in San Diego County/by dguillen /SF Gateby Farley Elliott Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Millions of Californians are set to see significant water rate hikes over the next few years, with prices for essential water supplies jumping by double-digit percentage points. In one large city, cumulative increases could see prices jump about 70% just in the next five years.
Why It Matters: Why Are San Diego Water Rates About to Soar?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Milla Kuiper /Voice of San Diegoby Scott Lewis Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityPeople in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and electricity. Now, water rates will also soar. This week, the San Diego City Council voted to approve a 5.5% water rate increase.
Expect a More Powerful, Possibly Damaging Storm Late Wednesday Night
/in San Diego County /by dguillen /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe periodically heavy rain that spread across San Diego County on Tuesday afternoon will give way to a far more powerful and potentially damaging storm late Wednesday night, packing snow and rain that will last into late Thursday, with a third drenching possible late Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Collectively, the three storms could […]
San Diego Water Bills to Rise on May 1 After 5.5% Rate Hike
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Milla Kuiper /NBC 7by Christina Bravo Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego utility customers will see another upcharge on their water bills starting May 1 after a 5.5% rate adjustment was approved by the San Diego City Council last week. The city of San Diego said the rate hike passed last Tuesday was a pass-through charge necessary to cover a 14% increase approved by the San […]
Water is About to Get a Lot More Expensive for Millions of Californians
/in San Diego County /by dguillen /SF Gateby Farley Elliott Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Millions of Californians are set to see significant water rate hikes over the next few years, with prices for essential water supplies jumping by double-digit percentage points. In one large city, cumulative increases could see prices jump about 70% just in the next five years.