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Water
City, County Politicians Squabbling Over Lake Morena Reservoir
The city and county of San Diego are battling a war of words over Lake Morena reservoir, a city-owned water source in East County. Read More »
Behind the Story – Water Main Breaks
We used data to map clusters of breaks in the city, and shared it with you searchable by neighborhood. Read More »
Cost of Main Breaks, Water Loss add up for City
As significant delivery lines are nearing the end of their service life across San Diego, mains are breaking at a pace of more than 100 a year. Read More »
San Diego considers raising water rates — again
San Diego officials contemplate another series of water-rate increases to fund infrastructure improvements. Read More »
Billing system still confounds customers; San Diego details plans for relief
San Diego's Public Utilities Department is putting measures in place to provide relief to water customers still frustrated with its new billing system. Read More »
San Diegans are blowing a gasket over new water-sewer billing system
Since San Diego launched a new $24 million water and sewer billing system in July, thousands of ratepayers have flooded the city with complaints. Read More »
Water politics fuel San Diego election
Just as water transformed the Imperial Valley from a desert into the ninth-largest producing agricultural county in California, it also divides the valley, fueling suspicions and conspiracy theories. Read More »