For decades South Bay communities have faced the repercussions of failing sewage and wastewater facilities on both sides of the border. The Tijuana River sewage crisis in San Diego has something in common with a historic water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan: a contractor accused in lawsuits of making matters worse.
On Oct. 1, the San Diego County Water Authority announced that the region has plenty of water to meet demands in water year 2025 regardless of the weather, thanks to regional investments in water reliability and consecutive wet winters. A water year is a 12-month period that hydrologists use to track precipitation over the winter and spring […]
Poway’s average residential customers could see a nearly $33 bimonthly increase on their water bill next spring. The city has planned for 6 percent annual water rate increases since January 2022. The increases are considered adjustments for rate increases by the city’s water supplier, San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA). On Jan. 1, 2025 customers […]
Voters in division five of the Sweetwater Authority had a mystery to solve last week: Who’s running to represent them at the water agency? Sweetwater Authority supplies drinking water to roughly 200,000 people in southwestern San Diego County. Division five encompasses Bonita, the Sweetwater Valley and parts of northern Chula Vista.
Firm Tied to Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis Facing Lawsuits Over Tijuana River Sewage
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diegoby Philip SalataFor decades South Bay communities have faced the repercussions of failing sewage and wastewater facilities on both sides of the border. The Tijuana River sewage crisis in San Diego has something in common with a historic water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan: a contractor accused in lawsuits of making matters worse.
San Diego Region Well-Prepared for Water Year 2025
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The Coast NewsOn Oct. 1, the San Diego County Water Authority announced that the region has plenty of water to meet demands in water year 2025 regardless of the weather, thanks to regional investments in water reliability and consecutive wet winters. A water year is a 12-month period that hydrologists use to track precipitation over the winter and spring […]
Poway Sets Public Hearing on Additional Water Rate Increases for Dec. 3
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie GallantPoway’s average residential customers could see a nearly $33 bimonthly increase on their water bill next spring. The city has planned for 6 percent annual water rate increases since January 2022. The increases are considered adjustments for rate increases by the city’s water supplier, San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA). On Jan. 1, 2025 customers […]
South County Report: The Case of the Disappearing/Reappearing Candidate
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diegoby Jim HinchVoters in division five of the Sweetwater Authority had a mystery to solve last week: Who’s running to represent them at the water agency? Sweetwater Authority supplies drinking water to roughly 200,000 people in southwestern San Diego County. Division five encompasses Bonita, the Sweetwater Valley and parts of northern Chula Vista.