The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved an increase of approximately 4% in wholesale rates for 2025. But that might not be all. The panel plans to assess the need for additional increases after a public hearing in July, according to an agency news release. The approved increase was designed to […]
After hours of debate, San Diego’s water importer (because the region has to buy most of its water from outside the county) decided to raise rates just a smidgen – and put off the doom-iest part of its proposed water price spike until next month. Why? Well, a lot of local water district representatives (there […]
Most San Diegans don’t often think about the journey water takes before reaching our faucets. It involves hundreds of miles of pipes, multiple treatment plants and countless moving parts to deliver a reliable water supply to our region, which has nowhere near enough natural water sources to sustain us. Any disruption along the way could […]
Most San Diegans don’t often think about the journey that water takes before reaching our faucets. It involves hundreds of miles of pipes, multiple treatment plants and countless moving parts to deliver a reliable water supply to our region, which has nowhere near enough natural water sources to sustain us. Any disruption along the way […]
Water Authority Approves 4% Rise in Wholesale Rates – Maybe More to Come in July
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors on Thursday approved an increase of approximately 4% in wholesale rates for 2025. But that might not be all. The panel plans to assess the need for additional increases after a public hearing in July, according to an agency news release. The approved increase was designed to […]
Morning Report: San Diego’s Water Gets (a Little) More Expensive
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter hours of debate, San Diego’s water importer (because the region has to buy most of its water from outside the county) decided to raise rates just a smidgen – and put off the doom-iest part of its proposed water price spike until next month. Why? Well, a lot of local water district representatives (there […]
OPINION: The Case for Water Rate Increases
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diegoby Jim Madaffer and Gary Arant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityMost San Diegans don’t often think about the journey water takes before reaching our faucets. It involves hundreds of miles of pipes, multiple treatment plants and countless moving parts to deliver a reliable water supply to our region, which has nowhere near enough natural water sources to sustain us. Any disruption along the way could […]
OPINION: Deferring Maintenance on our Water System is a Risk We Can’t Afford to Take
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diegoby Jim Madaffer and Gary Arant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityMost San Diegans don’t often think about the journey that water takes before reaching our faucets. It involves hundreds of miles of pipes, multiple treatment plants and countless moving parts to deliver a reliable water supply to our region, which has nowhere near enough natural water sources to sustain us. Any disruption along the way […]