City of San Diego Loses Access To Water From Lake Hodges
CBS 8 is Working for You to investigate the Lake Hodges water supply, after receiving a huge response to our report on the release of more than 600 million gallons of water into the ocean.
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Backlogged Water Bills | Tens Of Thousands Of San Diego Customers Still Waiting For Water Bills
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /CBS 8by Shannon Handy & Dorian HargroveNearly a year passed before Point Loma resident Jerry Greene received his water bill. He thought his wife had set up auto-pay to have the water bill automatically deducted from their account. Unfortunately, Greene’s wife thought the same.
La Jolla Resident’s Water Bill Leaped From $120 to $1,400. Here’s What to do if it Happens to You
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /La Jolla Lightby Ashley Macklin-SolomonPart-time Windansea resident Brad Owens recently experienced a one-two punch that some others in La Jolla can empathize with. First, his water bills skyrocketed as much as 12-fold, even in a time when he wasn’t in San Diego. Then he learned his sewer rate for the coming year will be based on the water rate from that time, so his sewer bill will be 10 times its normal amount.
But perhaps more frustrating for Owens is the lack of information available about the policies and procedures of the San Diego Public Utilities Department, which handles water issues, and what can be done about unexplained rate spikes.
Storm Makes it Likely More Potential Drinking Water Will Have to Be Released From Lake Hodges
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10by Jeff LaskyWhile rain is usually a very welcome sight for officials who oversee the City of San Diego’s drinking water supply, Monday’s storm will, at least in part, not provide its usual benefits. That’s because the Lake Hodges Dam is in such bad shape, it’s not capable of holding its regular supply of water, meaning much of the runoff from this storm may have to be released.
Ratepayers Could Block San Diego Water, Wastewater Rate Changes
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM/TVby Andrew BowenIf you live in San Diego and pay your own water and sewer bills, you should have gotten a mailer recently from the city government. It was easy to miss, but it has important details on how much the city wants to raise its rates, and included a way residents and businesses could potentially block the proposal.
Under the proposal, San Diego businesses and residents of apartment buildings would initially pay cheaper wastewater rates, while residents of single-family homes would see their rates go up. The changes are part of an overhaul to city fees used to maintain the sewage system.
Water’s Long Journey to Your Faucet
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Joe LittleMost people take it for granted. You turn the faucet on, and water comes out.
But it isn’t that simple. In fact, it’s far more complicated to fill a glass with clean drinking water.
That’s one of the reasons why the City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department is mailing residents the annual Drinking Water Quality Report this week.
“A lot of people just think that when you turn the tap water on, it’s just coming from the lakes and the streams,” said Michael Simpson, the Senior Water Operations Supervisor at the Alvarado Water Treatment Plant near Lake Murray.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
