Tag Archive for: Water Rate Increase

OPINION: Sweetwater Authority is Leading the Way in Keeping Water Affordable

The cost of living keeps going up, and families across California are feeling the squeeze. We see it firsthand in the South Bay, where too many people have to make tough choices about which bills to pay. Water is not a luxury — it’s a basic necessity — and at Sweetwater Authority, we believe no one should have to struggle to keep it flowing.

Why It Matters: Why Are San Diego Water Rates About to Soar?

People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and electricity. Now, water rates will also soar.

This week, the San Diego City Council voted to approve a 5.5% water rate increase.

San Diego Water Bills to Rise on May 1 After 5.5% Rate Hike

San Diego utility customers will see another upcharge on their water bills starting May 1 after a 5.5% rate adjustment was approved by the San Diego City Council last week.

The city of San Diego said the rate hike passed last Tuesday was a pass-through charge necessary to cover a 14% increase approved by the San Diego County Water Authority in July 2024.

San Diego Water Rates Are About to Go Up Despite Water Surplus

Water rates in San Diego are set to rise, and many residents and business owners are voicing their frustrations. On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted 6-3 to approve a 5.5% water rate increase, with additional hikes expected in the coming years.

Santa Fe Irrigation District Approves Water Rate Increase

The Santa Fe Irrigation District board unanimously approved a 2% water rate increase at a special meeting on Feb. 12. Customers in Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks Ranch will see the new rate go into effect on March 1 and in combination with wholesale water rate increases from the San Diego County Water Authority, the average bi-monthly bill will increase by about 9% depending on meter size and water usage levels.

Wholesale Water Rates Won’t Rise as Sharply as Feared. Here’s Why That Could Still Cost Ratepayers.

Water rates in San Diego County won’t go up next year as sharply as some feared — but the county water authority’s efforts to keep rates low are becoming a significant threat to its credit rating.

A sharply divided water authority board voted Thursday to reduce next year’s rate increase from 18 percent to 14 percent, which eases pressure on local water agencies to raise rates on their customers.

Water Rates Will Rise, But Hurt Less than Expected

San Diego’s main water seller OK’d a less-doomy price increase than the region was expecting, setting it at 14 percent on Thursday.

To make that work, the San Diego County Water Authority will have to find $2 million it can cut from its budget and delay some anti-earthquake-related upgrades to its biggest aqueducts. Those cuts save ratepayers from an anticipated 18 percent beginning January 1. But 14 percent is still the largest annual rate increase on the wholesale price of San Diego water since 2011, Water Authority records show.

Water Rates Look Poised to go up – But Not as Steeply as Feared.

Local water bills might not be going up quite as sharply next year as expected.

The County Water Authority’s board tentatively shrank a proposed rate hike for wholesale water from 18 percent to 14 percent on Thursday — despite concerns the move could hurt the water authority’s credit rating. An increase in wholesale rates will force nearly every local water agency to pass on the extra costs to its customers, but just how much gets passed on could vary widely.

San Diego’s Water Prices Face Doomsday Increase

Thursday is doomsday for water prices in San Diego.

That’s when the region’s water importer – the San Diego County Water Authority – debates whether to boost its prices a whopping 18 percent come Jan. 1. The price increase is massive compared to previous rate increases, and the Water Authority’s biggest customer, the city of San Diego, is pretty ticked off. For the last five years, water rates rose between 5 and 10 percent per year. The last time San Diego passed a higher price spike was 2010 at 20 percent.

Water Rates, Taxes to Increase, L.A. Times Reports

The water bill is about to go up for many in Southern California. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California plans to raise rates and property taxes over the next two years, the Los Angeles Times reports.