IEUA RESPONDS: Setting the record straight: IEUA’s commitment to transparency and collaboration Press Release/Notice Planning and management April 12, 2025By Marco Tule, President, Inland Empire Utilities Agency As President of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) Board of Directors,...
CITY OF ONTARIO: Local taxpayer funding diverted to state-focused project Press Release/Notice Planning and management April 11, 2025Press release from the City of Ontario: The City of Ontario urges Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to practice transparency...
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...
THE CONVERSATION: Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control The Conversation Planning and management February 5, 2025By Sara Hughes, Adjunct Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; and Michael Wilson, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee...
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...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water utilities ask state’s top court to reverse elimination of surcharges Courthouse News Service Planning and management May 9, 2024The California Supreme Court appeared puzzled by the state utilities commission’s lack of warning that it was considering putting an...
PRESS RELEASES: Metropolitan board adopts two-year budget, funding work to reliably provide water to Southern California; LA Waterkeeper says it’s a step in the right direction Metropolitan Water District Planning and management April 10, 2024Budget includes 8.5% annual rate increases over next two years, anticipates small property tax increase Press release from Metropolitan Water...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Can the ocean save the Colorado River? San Diego thinks so. Voice of San Diego Colorado RiverWater supply augmentation March 7, 2024By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Big Year of Rain Means Big Budget Hole at Metropolitan Voice of San Diego Planning and management November 21, 2023Water sales are down so much that the agency is talking about changing how it charges for water in the...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What Water Bill Relief Could Look like for San Diego Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 24, 2023New research shows how big water bill discounts for the region’s poorest would impact city budgets. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Other Real Reason San Diego Water World Is Warring Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 8, 2023Small water districts want to make sure big city San Diego continues to help pay off the Water Authority’s debt....
