SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Reject MWD bid to blame others for cost hikes
As water rates climb throughout Southern California, it’s time for straight talk on water. Unfortunately, the June 24 attack on San Diego by Metropolitan Water District members (“End big campaign to...
View ArticleWater district planning 30 percent rate hike
Los Angeles County Waterworks District 29 is mailing out one-page notices to its customers announcing a nearly 30 percent increase in water rates on consumers to be phased in over the next five years,...
View ArticleAnother water district raises rates due to higher costs by MWD
The Moorpark City Council on Wednesday will consider recommending a 4.5 percent water rate increase in the city next year. Last month, an advisory committee for Ventura County Waterworks District No....
View ArticleJudge fast-tracks water rate complaint
A Superior Court judge has expedited the San Diego County Water Authority’s challenge to the Metropolitan Water District by allowing two separate water rate lawsuits to be pursued simultaneously. In...
View ArticleMetropolitan Water District spending questioned as water bills double
Docs show airfare, new PR position, lost receipts SAN DIEGO – Team 10 examined how the regional agency that sends water to Southern California spent rate payer money over a five-month period. The...
View ArticleRiverside County water agency fronting public relations campaign for MWD
Public records show a Riverside County water agency is funding a $15,000-per-month public relations campaign in San Diego County on behalf of the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of...
View ArticleWater war breaks out over PR contract
A Riverside County water agency is spending $15,000 a month on government and community relations in San Diego County, and the water authority here is waging a legal battle to find out why. The San...
View ArticleREGION: Water district sued over records request
A San Diego agency is suing Riverside County’s largest water district for failing to release documents related to a $15,000-a-month consulting contract. Eastern Municipal Water District, headquartered...
View ArticleWater Wars Spreading
Riverside’s water authority hired a consultant for $15,000 a month to work with key stakeholders in San Diego, like the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Council. The San Diego County...
View ArticleBattling Water Districts Feud Over PR Contract
An L.A.-based water district, which has long been at war with San Diego’s regional water municipality, secretly hired local lobbyists, and hid the work through a small, member agency in Riverside...
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Another MWD Rate Cycle, Another MWD Spin Cycle
It’s another rate-making cycle at MWD, with proposed rate hikes, more tax hikes and more illegal rates that will overcharge San Diego taxpayers and water ratepayers more than $134 million over the next...
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