The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA)Thursday approved a new wholesale water rate for the next fiscal year. The agency said the 8.3% increase is less than what it originally forecast earlier this year. “The reductions were achieved by cutting budgets across the agency, including capital improvement projects, operating departments, the Board of Directors, and […]
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by dguillen /ABC 10 News San Diegoby Dani Miskell Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego residents from underserved communities, seniors, to recent flood victims, gathered to protest against proposed water rate increases at the San Diego County Water Authority on Thursday. The water authority’s board met to deliberate on future pricing. It’s why residents came to share during public comments their demands for any future rate hikes not […]
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by dguillen /Times of San Diegoby Jennifer Vigil Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority’s board on Thursday approved a wholesale water rate increase for 2026 following a public hearing. Officials with the Water Authority said they were able to minimize impacts on ratepayers through a number of cost-saving actions as the board also approved the agency’s recommended budget for the next two fiscal years.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by dguillen /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Wholesale water rates in San Diego County — a key factor in how much local residents and businesses pay for water — will rise next year by less than half of what officials were predicting last winter: 8.3% instead of 18%. But the Jan. 1 increase, which the county water authority’s board of directors approved […]
County Water Authority Approves Water Rate Hike, but It’s Lower Than Originally Forecast
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /KPBSby John Carroll Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA)Thursday approved a new wholesale water rate for the next fiscal year. The agency said the 8.3% increase is less than what it originally forecast earlier this year. “The reductions were achieved by cutting budgets across the agency, including capital improvement projects, operating departments, the Board of Directors, and […]
San Diego Residents Protest Water Rate Hikes as County Votes on New Pricing
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /ABC 10 News San Diegoby Dani Miskell Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego residents from underserved communities, seniors, to recent flood victims, gathered to protest against proposed water rate increases at the San Diego County Water Authority on Thursday. The water authority’s board met to deliberate on future pricing. It’s why residents came to share during public comments their demands for any future rate hikes not […]
Rate Increase of 8.3% Approved by Water Authority Board
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /Times of San Diegoby Jennifer Vigil Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority’s board on Thursday approved a wholesale water rate increase for 2026 following a public hearing. Officials with the Water Authority said they were able to minimize impacts on ratepayers through a number of cost-saving actions as the board also approved the agency’s recommended budget for the next two fiscal years.
County Wholesale Water Rate to Rise 8.3% in January, Less Than Half of Earlier Proposals
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Wholesale water rates in San Diego County — a key factor in how much local residents and businesses pay for water — will rise next year by less than half of what officials were predicting last winter: 8.3% instead of 18%. But the Jan. 1 increase, which the county water authority’s board of directors approved […]