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 […]
Federal grant funds, a water transfer and budget cuts helped minimize wholesale water-rate increases for 2025 despite inflation and climate impacts that are pushing prices higher. The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved a total increase of 14% in wholesale water rates for next year, while directing a one-year delay on […]
The state of Baja California will get 200 liters of water per second from the San Diego County Water Authority to help Tijuana residents during the hot summer months. The water will be delivered through an international line that crosses the border from San Diego to Tijuana.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded Oceanside $15 million to further programs that reduce the city’s reliance on imported water and increase the use of recycled and brackish groundwater sources. Oceanside is one of San Diego County’s leaders in the use of purified wastewater, which is injected into the underground water table and later […]
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 […]
Wholesale Water Rates to Rise, But Less Sharply, After Water Authority Board Vote
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityFederal grant funds, a water transfer and budget cuts helped minimize wholesale water-rate increases for 2025 despite inflation and climate impacts that are pushing prices higher. The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved a total increase of 14% in wholesale water rates for next year, while directing a one-year delay on […]
Tijuana to Pay $5 Million to Import Water from California
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Fox 5/KUSIby Salvador Rivera Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe state of Baja California will get 200 liters of water per second from the San Diego County Water Authority to help Tijuana residents during the hot summer months. The water will be delivered through an international line that crosses the border from San Diego to Tijuana.
Feds Award Oceanside $15 Million for Water Projects
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil DiehlThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded Oceanside $15 million to further programs that reduce the city’s reliance on imported water and increase the use of recycled and brackish groundwater sources. Oceanside is one of San Diego County’s leaders in the use of purified wastewater, which is injected into the underground water table and later […]