The Otay Water District has launched its annual WaterSmart Landscape Contest as part of a continuing effort to encourage water conservation. Outdoor watering accounts for more than half of residential water use. The resident judged to have the most attractive, drought-toleranat garden receives a nursery gift card, among other prizes, and the title “Best in […]
Sweetwater Authority is hosting a Rate Study Workshop-Technical Session on April 19 from 3-4 p.m. The Authority is currently conducting a water rate cost of service study. The study will evaluate the Authority’s existing rates and rate structure for water charges and provide recommendations for updating the rates and/or rate structure. Members of the public […]
The San Diego County Water Authority and 13 of its member agencies offer growers a special agricultural water rate program: providing lower-cost water in return for lower reliability. The Water Authority’s Board of Directors approved the Permanent Special Agricultural Water Rate Program (PSAWR) in 2020. It helps support commercial farms driving the economic engine of […]
More and more San Diego water customers are getting sticker shock from gigantic bills that force them to pay for many months of past service all at once. The cumulative bills, which can be as high as several thousand dollars, aren’t the result of customers being irresponsible. They are being caused by severe staffing shortages […]
Otay Water District Opens 2023 Landscape Makeover Contest
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Otay Water District has launched its annual WaterSmart Landscape Contest as part of a continuing effort to encourage water conservation. Outdoor watering accounts for more than half of residential water use. The resident judged to have the most attractive, drought-toleranat garden receives a nursery gift card, among other prizes, and the title “Best in […]
Water Authority Holding Rate Study Workshop
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Star Newsby Albert FulcherSweetwater Authority is hosting a Rate Study Workshop-Technical Session on April 19 from 3-4 p.m. The Authority is currently conducting a water rate cost of service study. The study will evaluate the Authority’s existing rates and rate structure for water charges and provide recommendations for updating the rates and/or rate structure. Members of the public […]
Special Water Rates Program Reduces Costs for San Diego County Growers
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority and 13 of its member agencies offer growers a special agricultural water rate program: providing lower-cost water in return for lower reliability. The Water Authority’s Board of Directors approved the Permanent Special Agricultural Water Rate Program (PSAWR) in 2020. It helps support commercial farms driving the economic engine of […]
Sticker Shock: Thousands of San Diego Water Customers Getting Gigantic, Cumulative Bills
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickMore and more San Diego water customers are getting sticker shock from gigantic bills that force them to pay for many months of past service all at once. The cumulative bills, which can be as high as several thousand dollars, aren’t the result of customers being irresponsible. They are being caused by severe staffing shortages […]