The Carlsbad City Council approved a plan last week to increase water, sewer, and recycled water rates by 49% during the next three years following recent cost-of-service studies. The council voted 4-1 to implement the new rate structure starting on July 1 with a 20% increase. Council member Melanie Burkholder cast the sole vote against […]
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by Jordan Beane /Voice of San Diegoby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
As former San Diego County Water Authority Board Chairs, we heard and responded to demands from the region’s working families, civic and business leaders in the 1990s when our only major water source dried up. Collectively, with our member agencies, we then spent three decades relentlessly securing new water supplies and investing in multi-billion-dollar upgrades […]
Carlsbad’s residential water and sewer rates will increase 20% on July 1 and a total of 49% over the next three years under a plan approved Tuesday by the City Council. Several residents opposed the rate hikes, but city staffers said they are needed to pass along a 14% increase in the price of water […]
The story: For more than 80 years, the San Diego County Water Authority and its 22 member agencies have worked together to deliver safe and reliable water to more than 3.3 million people. Despite climate challenges and a limited local water supply, strategic investments ensure that water continues flowing to support homes, businesses and the […]
Carlsbad City Council Approves 49% Water Rate Hike
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /CBS 8by Jose Duran and Regina Yurrita Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Carlsbad City Council approved a plan last week to increase water, sewer, and recycled water rates by 49% during the next three years following recent cost-of-service studies. The council voted 4-1 to implement the new rate structure starting on July 1 with a 20% increase. Council member Melanie Burkholder cast the sole vote against […]
The Truth About the Cost of Water: Dismantling the Water Authority Would Harm All San Diegans
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /Voice of San Diegoby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
As former San Diego County Water Authority Board Chairs, we heard and responded to demands from the region’s working families, civic and business leaders in the 1990s when our only major water source dried up. Collectively, with our member agencies, we then spent three decades relentlessly securing new water supplies and investing in multi-billion-dollar upgrades […]
Carlsbad Water and Sewer Rates to Climb 49% in 3 Years
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCarlsbad’s residential water and sewer rates will increase 20% on July 1 and a total of 49% over the next three years under a plan approved Tuesday by the City Council. Several residents opposed the rate hikes, but city staffers said they are needed to pass along a 14% increase in the price of water […]
The Value of Safe, Reliable Drinking Water in San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /Axios Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
The story: For more than 80 years, the San Diego County Water Authority and its 22 member agencies have worked together to deliver safe and reliable water to more than 3.3 million people. Despite climate challenges and a limited local water supply, strategic investments ensure that water continues flowing to support homes, businesses and the […]