This database contains press and video clips on water issues of interest to the San Diego County Water Authority.

August 31, 2010

KUSI News

Water usage is down, prices up
By: Steve Bosh

San Diegans are cutting back on water usage, and yet their monthly bills are going up. And another increase is in the works for January 1st, 2011.

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San Diego Union- Tribune

Seeking clues to quagga quandary
By Lily Leung

A promising solution to the quagga-mussel invasion that threatens water supplies in San Diego and other parts of the West could soon be tested in open waters for the first time in the U.S., a leading quagga expert said Monday.

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L.A. Daily News

LA utility bills are explained
By Kerry Cavanaugh

Every two months, the green monster arrives in the mail. Ugly, confusing and almost always bigger than expected, it's the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power bill.

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North County Times

FORUM: Sewer rate hike a phony sob story
By Lizbeth Altman

Oceanside has had four utility rate increases in the past four years.

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The Desert Sun

State Sen. Denise Ducheny's attempt to create Salton Sea Restoration Council conflicts with regional coalition
By: Keith Matheny

A bill to create a governing body for Salton Sea restoration is putting at odds one of the sea's longtime legislative champions and the leading local advocacy group for California's largest lake.

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Helix Highlights Newsletter

Get free water-efficient landscape designs
By Kate Breece

Professionally drawn, water-efficient landscape plans for single-family homes are now available FREE online at: www.hwd.com/news/landscapeplans.htm.

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