Part-time Windansea resident Brad Owens recently experienced a one-two punch that some others in La Jolla can empathize with. First, his water bills skyrocketed as much as 12-fold, even in a time when he wasn’t in San Diego. Then he learned his sewer rate for the coming year will be based on the water rate […]
The Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors recognized students from district area schools for their excellence in the classroom in two separate contests: poster art for fourth graders and an essay competition for scholarships.
As Angelenos wither under another hot summer, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is shrinking a discount program that helped low-income families pay their bills. The utility has no choice; the subsidies that funded the DWP’s discounted water rates were declared illegal by a Superior Court judge in May. That discount will disappear Thursday, although others […]
Tensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority and those that want to leave it. Two small North County farming communities survived a second round of attempts by the Water Authority to wage a legal war against their divorce from the regional water supplier.
La Jolla Resident’s Water Bill Leaped From $120 to $1,400. Here’s What to do if it Happens to You
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /La Jolla Lightby Ashley Macklin-SolomonPart-time Windansea resident Brad Owens recently experienced a one-two punch that some others in La Jolla can empathize with. First, his water bills skyrocketed as much as 12-fold, even in a time when he wasn’t in San Diego. Then he learned his sewer rate for the coming year will be based on the water rate […]
Students Recognized For Conservation Art, Scholarship Excellence by Vallecitos Water District
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors recognized students from district area schools for their excellence in the classroom in two separate contests: poster art for fourth graders and an essay competition for scholarships.
Low-Income LADWP Customers’ Bills Are About to Rise. What Help is Available?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Jon HealeyAs Angelenos wither under another hot summer, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is shrinking a discount program that helped low-income families pay their bills. The utility has no choice; the subsidies that funded the DWP’s discounted water rates were declared illegal by a Superior Court judge in May. That discount will disappear Thursday, although others […]
Water Authority Defectors Survive Second Round of Legal Threats
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diego by MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority and those that want to leave it. Two small North County farming communities survived a second round of attempts by the Water Authority to wage a legal war against their divorce from the regional water supplier.