Metropolitan Water District’s board of directors voted to raise rates, a move that could ultimately affect property taxes and water costs for residents throughout Ventura County.
On April 9, the board agreed to an 8.5% increase for both 2025 and 2026.
This compares to what was proposed as 13% for fiscal year 2024-25 and 8% for fiscal year 2025-26 for untreated water plus a 30% surge in treatment surcharges.
Irrigation, by definition, is to “supply land with water” from the Latin word irrigatus.
As you are probably aware, water rates in San Diego went up by 5 percent in December 2023, followed by another 4 percent increase on Jan. 1 With the scarcity of water increasing, rates will likely continue to rise. Following are seven actions the home gardener can take to reduce their water use and water bill.
What services does your water bill cover? Approximately 59 percent of the public utilities fiscal year 2024.
America’s largest water district says declining revenues due to increased water conservation are forcing the agency to significantly raise water rates to remain solvent.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water for 19 million Americans, is raising its rates 8.5% in 2025 and another 8.5% over baseline levels in 2026. The district’s projections include raising rates an additional 11.5% in 2027 and another 11.5% in 2028 to finance an $8.2 billion water recycling plant that could provide enough annual water for 1.5 million people.
The San Diego County Water Authority hopes to leverage last year’s wet winter to switch to a cheaper water supply and sell their more expensive water. Those savings would be passed onto its member agencies in smoothed future rates.
A group of South County residents voted Wednesday to formally oppose a proposed floating solar array atop a drinking water reservoir in their community.
Tens of thousands of South Bay residents will pay more for water next year.
The Sweetwater Authority approved a .5% rate hike beginning Jan. 1 and another 6% hike the following year. By 2026, rates could go up another 6.5%, according to the agency.
Bluefield Research has announced some of the findings in its new report on water and sewer utility rates in U.S. households.
For local breweries in San Diego, it’s becoming increasingly complex to brew beer due to a recent surge in water rates.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit residents got a break from water shut-offs.
In March 2020, just after the coronavirus made hand-washing a matter of public health, the City of Detroit announced a plan that kept water services on for residents for US$25 a month, with the first payment covered by the state.
California’s biggest water supplier is hurting for cash this year as the recent record-breaking rainy winter means its customers need to buy less water.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is facing a more than $300 million budget shortfall – about a quarter of its normal revenue from selling water.
