It’s been a rainy couple of years – and that means the region’s water importer and seller is hurting for cash. To help cover that gap, among other growing costs of its massive water infrastructure system, the San Diego County Water Authority proposed increasing water rates by up to 39 percent in the next two […]
Local water agencies are bracing for much higher wholesale water costs, after the County Water Authority board voted unanimously Thursday to move a rate hike proposal forward to a June 27 final vote.
Crews battled a blaze that broke out Wednesday afternoon at a water treatment plant being built in Santee, fire officials said. The fire sparked at 12001 Fanita Py at around 3 p.m. due to a heating process used to merge plastic pipes, according to the Santee Fire Department.
U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, gave a fiery speech on the House floor Wednesday urging her fellow lawmakers to withhold funds to Mexico until it sends the water it owes to South Texas and the United States.
San Diego Mayor Pushes Back on Huge Countywide Water Rate Hike
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt’s been a rainy couple of years – and that means the region’s water importer and seller is hurting for cash. To help cover that gap, among other growing costs of its massive water infrastructure system, the San Diego County Water Authority proposed increasing water rates by up to 39 percent in the next two […]
San Diego County is on Track for Much Higher Water Rates. Expect Your Bill to Go Up — but by How Much?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLocal water agencies are bracing for much higher wholesale water costs, after the County Water Authority board voted unanimously Thursday to move a rate hike proposal forward to a June 27 final vote.
Fire Burned at Water Treatment Facility in Santee
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /NBC San Diegoby Danielle SmithCrews battled a blaze that broke out Wednesday afternoon at a water treatment plant being built in Santee, fire officials said. The fire sparked at 12001 Fanita Py at around 3 p.m. due to a heating process used to merge plastic pipes, according to the Santee Fire Department.
‘Mexico Does Not Deserve Money’ Until Water Debt to Us is Paid, Lawmaker Says
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sandra SanchezU.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, gave a fiery speech on the House floor Wednesday urging her fellow lawmakers to withhold funds to Mexico until it sends the water it owes to South Texas and the United States.