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San Diego water use down 9.5 percent in October

Staff 11:42 AM November 18, 2009

Water use was down 9.5 percent citywide in October, compared to the same month last year, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Wednesday.
Overall, San Diego residents have cut their water use by about 13 percent since the city imposed mandatory restrictions in June, according to the mayor’s office.
Sanders applauded San Diegans for heading the call [...]


City Council votes to approve water rate increase

Staff 7:18 AM November 17, 2009

The San Diego City Council voted today to approve a 7.75 percent water rate increase.
Starting Jan. 1, a water bill for a typical single-family home in San Diego will increase by $4.73 a month to $65.76, according to a report from the Water Department.
It will be the sixth rate hike since 2007.
Jim Barrett, director of [...]


Sanders applauds state’s $11 billion overhaul of California water system

Staff 1:38 PM November 4, 2009

Sanders was joined by local leaders at a late morning news conference to praise San Diego’s legislative delegation for helping to get the water package approved.


Nonprofit takes over Water Conservation Garden

By Staff 1:53 PM October 23, 2009

Governance of the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon will transfer from a coalition of municipalities to a newly formed nonprofit, it was announced Friday.
The Water Conservation Garden, which was created to teach drought resistant landscaping, is now governed under a joint powers authority comprised of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District, Helix Water [...]


San Diego water use dropped 11.3 percent citywide in August

Staff 12:01 PM September 29, 2009

Mayor Jerry Sanders said the decline in water use was a “remarkable achievement” given the month’s hot weather.


City Council to vote on increased water rates for customers

Staff 6:31 AM September 8, 2009

If the 7.75 percent hike is approved, a typical single-family home in San Diego will face a water bill increase of $4.73 a month to $65.76.


Meet who’s investigating San Diego’s water wasters

By Doug Curlee 10:55 AM July 30, 2009

Julia Olson looks into public complaints of who may be violating conservation rules. But don’t call her a “water cop.”


Plan to raise water rates sent to City Council

Staff 3:28 PM July 22, 2009

A plan to raise water rates in San Diego was forwarded Wednesday to the City Council, which will vote on the issue in September.
The Natural Resources and Culture Committee voted unanimously to send the proposed 7.75 percent water rate increase to the full council for consideration Sept. 8.
If the hike is approved, a typical single-family [...]


Multiple streams of water needed to solve shortage

By Barbara Bry 11:24 AM July 17, 2009

Water crisis requires political will and multiple strategies to fill San Diego’s needs.


Escondido faces water restrictions starting Wednesday

Staff 3:06 PM June 30, 2009

Escondido residents will be allowed to water their lawns no more than three days a week, for no more than 10 minutes at a time

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