The Nov. 8 election will include two Rainbow Municipal Water District board seats. Miguel Gasca is the incumbent for the Division 3 seat and is being challenged by Greg Irvine. Bill Stewart was appointed to fill the District 4 vacancy and is being challenged by Patti Townsend-Smith, whose communications preference ran afoul of a monthly […]
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared 41 parcels, including a 14.48-acre parcel on the west side of Pala Temecula Road, as surplus land which is no longer required for MWD’s current and foreseeable needs. The MWD board vote Oct. 11 also authorized MWD staff to take the necessary actions to divest the parcels. […]
The cost of water has over last two decades risen dramatically across San Diego County as a result of investments in desalination, ongoing maintenance, ever-increasing energy prices and unprecedented conservation. However, not everyone’s feeling those impacts equally. Rates vary considerably among the region’s two dozen local water agencies, according to an analysis done last year by the Otay Water District. […]
Thousands of San Diegans are struggling to pay their water bills as shutoffs resume across much of the state. Experts fear the burden will only get worse as the cost of water continues to soar, driven in part by ongoing historic drought. However, federal emergency cash is now providing temporary relief for many low-income residents — […]
Gasca, Irvine, Stewart, Townsend-Smith Seek Rainbow MWD Seats
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village Newsby Joe NaimanThe Nov. 8 election will include two Rainbow Municipal Water District board seats. Miguel Gasca is the incumbent for the Division 3 seat and is being challenged by Greg Irvine. Bill Stewart was appointed to fill the District 4 vacancy and is being challenged by Patti Townsend-Smith, whose communications preference ran afoul of a monthly […]
MWD Declares Pala Parcel Surplus
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village Newsby Joe NaimanThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared 41 parcels, including a 14.48-acre parcel on the west side of Pala Temecula Road, as surplus land which is no longer required for MWD’s current and foreseeable needs. The MWD board vote Oct. 11 also authorized MWD staff to take the necessary actions to divest the parcels. […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Here’s Why the Price of Water Fluctuates So Much Across San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe cost of water has over last two decades risen dramatically across San Diego County as a result of investments in desalination, ongoing maintenance, ever-increasing energy prices and unprecedented conservation. However, not everyone’s feeling those impacts equally. Rates vary considerably among the region’s two dozen local water agencies, according to an analysis done last year by the Otay Water District. […]
Federal Cash Arrives for San Diegans Drowning in Water Bills as Shutoffs Resume
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego-Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithThousands of San Diegans are struggling to pay their water bills as shutoffs resume across much of the state. Experts fear the burden will only get worse as the cost of water continues to soar, driven in part by ongoing historic drought. However, federal emergency cash is now providing temporary relief for many low-income residents — […]