COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water district still on the hook for $17 million refund to consumers charged different rates Courthouse News Service News February 1, 2025 167A 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 News December 21, 2024 448San 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 News July 26, 2024 146From 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 News July 9, 2024 250The 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 News June 27, 2024 254By Mackenzie Elmer This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s newsletters here. Thursday...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What Water Bill Relief Could Look like for San Diego Voice of San Diego News October 24, 2023 81New research shows how big water bill discounts for the region’s poorest would impact city budgets. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix Guest Contributor Commentary August 8, 2022 230Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Climate-proofing California’s water future, one drought dollar at a time Guest Contributor Commentary March 30, 2022 214Commentary written by Charming Evelyn, chair of the Water Committee and vice chair of the Environmental Justice Committee at Sierra...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more … Maven Notebook News and Features December 10, 2021 194At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Board Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo on climate change, water supplies, conservation, safe and affordable drinking water Maven Notebook News and Features December 7, 2021 189At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference held last week, the keynote speaker at the luncheon was...
RISING VOICES: Rising Voices: Water Affordability and Shrinking Wells The Water Hub News October 6, 2021 181Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates & organizers in California to talk about water issues impacting...
NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature Maven Reports February 29, 2020 247The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Twin Tunnels Water Project Jeopardizes the Affordability of Your Water Rates, say Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas Delta Counties Coalition Commentary July 31, 2017 285From the Delta Counties Coalition, Don Nottoli and Oscar Villegas write, “One of the most monumental and potentially devastating decisions...
The BDCP is affordable for Los Angeles ratepayers, says the City’s Ratepayer Advocate Maven Press Release/Other May 6, 2014 242The Bay Delta Conservation Plan is affordable to almost all Los Angeles households under a wide array of cost and...
Metropolitan committee members discuss the estimated impact of the BDCP on Metropolitan’s rates Maven Notebook News and Features September 4, 2013 355At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...