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City of Escondido Approves Water Rate Increases for Five Years

Escondido City Council approved new water rate increases set to begin Jan. 1 and will increase each year for the next five years.

Residents had been outspoken about the possibility of a nearly 20% increase next year alone.

“It is by far the highest hike proposed over the past 12 years,” Sandra Otteson said.

San Diego Water Authority Approves Rate Hike

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors approved a 9.5% wholesale water rates increase on Thursday. NBC 7’s Joe Little has more.

San Diego County Water Authority Approves 9.5% Water Rate Hike

You can now add water to the list of things that are going up in cost. The San Diego County Water Authority just approved a 9.5% rate hike on wholesale water, starting in 2024.

Opinion: MMWD Must Show How Rate Hike Will Help Water Supply

The Marin Municipal Water District’s directors are on a political hot seat.

They are considering a four-year plan of raising rates, possibly as much as 20% for most customers, to right MMWD’s fiscal ship and pay for expanding the district’s storage capacity and make needed repairs.