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Facing public backlash and a reluctance to raise yet another bill on city residents, the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 to delay a decision on a proposal to increase water and wastewater rates dramatically in the next four years. -
Around two-thirds of San Diego County’s water — and all of Imperial County’s water — comes from the Colorado River. -
The San Diego City Council is set to vote next week on a series of water rate increases that could raise the average household bill by about $18 per month. -
The signs suggest that the public avoid the immediate area and any contact with the river water. -
Coastal areas Coronado Avenida Lunar, Imperial Beach Pier and Carnation opened on Sunday due to improved water quality. -
One of the questions coming out of the giant settlement the San Diego County Water Authority struck with the Metropolitan Water District is what would happen to the army of attorneys who charged the Water Authority about $20 million over the years of litigation -
Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out there,” one warden said. -
Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress on Thursday introduced legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River sewage pollution across the U.S.-Mexico border by appointing the Environmental Protection Agency as the lead agency on the crisis. -
San Diego County Monday lifted a beach closure for Coronado Avenida Lunar, along with an advisory for the Lifeguard Tower in Coronado and the North Beach Dog Beach, based on improved water quality samples. -
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday that they have settled a legal dispute spanning 15 years over the exchange of Colorado River water.
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