The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors will have a public hearing and vote Thursday about proposed increases of 8.2% or 9.5% in wholesale water rates for 2024. Citing “extraordinary inflationary pressures and depressed water sales,” the board said the proposals are a way to manage cost increases while still protecting ratepayers, ensuring […]
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors will have a public hearing and vote Thursday about proposed increases of 8.2% or 9.5% in wholesale water rates for 2024. Citing “extraordinary inflationary pressures and depressed water sales,” the board said the proposals are a way to manage cost increases while still protecting ratepayers, ensuring […]
If you’re ready to move ahead with plans to create a water-efficient landscape, the San Diego County Fair is a good place to start. There are several award-winning examples of creative low-water use and native plant gardens at the fair’s popular Paul Ecke Jr. Garden Show exhibit area. (The San Diego County Water Authority has […]
After 18 months of negotiating—and bickering amongst themselves—the three lower Colorado River basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada reached an agreement on how to best conserve the river’s valuable water supply in the near term.
SD County Water Authority Considering Water Rate Increases Due to Inflation
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /kpbsby City News ServiceThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors will have a public hearing and vote Thursday about proposed increases of 8.2% or 9.5% in wholesale water rates for 2024. Citing “extraordinary inflationary pressures and depressed water sales,” the board said the proposals are a way to manage cost increases while still protecting ratepayers, ensuring […]
SD County Water Authority Considers Water Rate Increases Due to Inflation
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC San Diegoby City News ServiceThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors will have a public hearing and vote Thursday about proposed increases of 8.2% or 9.5% in wholesale water rates for 2024. Citing “extraordinary inflationary pressures and depressed water sales,” the board said the proposals are a way to manage cost increases while still protecting ratepayers, ensuring […]
County Fair Exhibits Delight Visitors with Low-Water Use Landscaping
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityIf you’re ready to move ahead with plans to create a water-efficient landscape, the San Diego County Fair is a good place to start. There are several award-winning examples of creative low-water use and native plant gardens at the fair’s popular Paul Ecke Jr. Garden Show exhibit area. (The San Diego County Water Authority has […]
Conservation Consequences: How Will the Colorado River Agreement Affect the Coachella Valley?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Coachella Valley Independentby Kevin FitzgeraldAfter 18 months of negotiating—and bickering amongst themselves—the three lower Colorado River basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada reached an agreement on how to best conserve the river’s valuable water supply in the near term.