The Uptown Car Wash in Hillcrest has been a haven for the budget shopper. The company offers a wash for less than $10, while a full detail is more pricey. However, the costs for those services likely are increasing. That’s because the San Diego County Water Authority this week raised water rates by 14%. The […]
On July 25, the San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) Board of Directors voted for a 14% wholesale rate increase effective in 2025 for the wholesaler’s 23 local water agencies, to be followed by a 16.4% increase in 2026 plus 5.6% in 2027 (40.1 percent compounded). The increase is part of an unstoppable trend in […]
Water rates in San Diego County won’t go up next year as sharply as some feared — but the county water authority’s efforts to keep rates low are becoming a significant threat to its credit rating. A sharply divided water authority board voted Thursday to reduce next year’s rate increase from 18 percent to 14 […]
San Diego’s main water seller OK’d a less-doomy price increase than the region was expecting, setting it at 14 percent on Thursday. To make that work, the San Diego County Water Authority will have to find $2 million it can cut from its budget and delay some anti-earthquake-related upgrades to its biggest aqueducts. Those cuts […]
San Diego County Water Authority Raising Rates 14%, Costs Passed on to Consumers, Businesses
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /ABC 10 News by Craig Harris Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Uptown Car Wash in Hillcrest has been a haven for the budget shopper. The company offers a wash for less than $10, while a full detail is more pricey. However, the costs for those services likely are increasing. That’s because the San Diego County Water Authority this week raised water rates by 14%. The […]
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/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Orange Juice Blogby John Earl Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn July 25, the San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) Board of Directors voted for a 14% wholesale rate increase effective in 2025 for the wholesaler’s 23 local water agencies, to be followed by a 16.4% increase in 2026 plus 5.6% in 2027 (40.1 percent compounded). The increase is part of an unstoppable trend in […]
Wholesale Water Rates Won’t Rise as Sharply as Feared. Here’s Why That Could Still Cost Ratepayers.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater rates in San Diego County won’t go up next year as sharply as some feared — but the county water authority’s efforts to keep rates low are becoming a significant threat to its credit rating. A sharply divided water authority board voted Thursday to reduce next year’s rate increase from 18 percent to 14 […]
Water Rates Will Rise, But Hurt Less than Expected
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego’s main water seller OK’d a less-doomy price increase than the region was expecting, setting it at 14 percent on Thursday. To make that work, the San Diego County Water Authority will have to find $2 million it can cut from its budget and delay some anti-earthquake-related upgrades to its biggest aqueducts. Those cuts […]