San Diego Council Committee To Consider Utilities Department Code Amendments

The San Diego City Council’s Environment Committee Thursday will consider code amendments intended to improve Public Utilities Department operations following public unrest over inaccurate water billing from late 2017 into this year. Recent audits found that meter-reading employee errors, lack of oversight and insufficient quality control led to billing complaints, in addition to scheduled rate increases, higher water use after drought restrictions were lifted as well as a longer billing cycle between September and December.