INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities? Inside Climate News Planning and management November 5, 2025Case studies from California offer a look into the pros and cons of public and private utilities. By Blanca Begert,...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Independence — Not at Any Price Voice of San Diego CommentaryPlanning and management October 31, 2025By Jim Madaffer, a former San Diego City Council member, past Chair of the San Diego County Water Authority, and...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego City Councilmember Elo-Rivera wants city to build solar to combat high water rates Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 30, 2025San Diego’s Public Utilities Department owns land it could lease out to renewable energy developers to make money. But would...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water rates going up, up, up Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 29, 2025From the Voice of San Diego: San Diego City Councilmembers on Tuesday begrudgingly voted to hike the city’s water rates...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: While San Diego leaders balk at high rates, city debates less-ambitious sewage recycling plan Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 28, 2025Less recycled sewage into drinking water means more reliance on the increasingly unstable Colorado River and expensive desal By MacKenzie...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water sellers are thirsty for revenue Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 8, 2025By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
PRESS RELEASE: California Water Association unveils strategic framework for water affordability amid rising infrastructure demands Press Release/Notice Policy and regulation May 20, 2025From the California Water Association: As California confronts rising infrastructure demands and the pressing need for equitable water access, the...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego County Water Authority faces existential crisis Voice of San Diego Planning and management April 26, 2025By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Why It Matters: Why Are San Diego Water Rates About to Soar? Voice of San Diego Planning and management March 13, 2025By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and...
GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change Guest Contributor Commentary March 10, 2025Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water district still on the hook for $17 million refund to consumers charged different rates Courthouse News Service Planning and management February 1, 2025A state appeals court decided that the different water prices for residential and agricultural customers violated state and federal constitutions....
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Rising water costs in San Diego is a never-ending story Voice of San Diego Water supply augmentation December 21, 2024San Diego water districts see unending upward pressure on water rates in the region. But the price shock people are...
STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability Stanford University Planning and management July 26, 2024From Stanford News: Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Supreme Court reverses Public Utilities Commission on water surcharges Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 9, 2024The court agreed with a group of water companies that the utilities commission took away a mechanism to protect themselves...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water prices face doomsday increase Voice of San Diego Planning and management June 27, 2024By Mackenzie Elmer This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s newsletters here. Thursday...
