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Padre Dam MWD declares Level 2 drought; Helix district won’t delay water rate increase

Posted by: Maven on April 29, 2009 at 6:20 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

The Padre Dam Municipal Water District on Tuesday became the second water district in the county to declare a Level 2 drought, which will limit the days residents can water their lawns and will increase the cost of their water bills.

The Fallbrook Water District approved a Level 2 drought declaration Monday. Other water districts across the county are expected to follow in the next couple of weeks.

Padre Dam’s action, which will take effect July 1, follows the lead of the San Diego County Water Authority, which declared a Level 2 drought April 23. Padre Dam, which serves more than 100,000 residents from Santee to Alpine, gets its water from the water authority.

Meanwhile:

The Helix Water District board rejected pleas yesterday to delay a proposed rate increase, but it approved a revised rate structure that reduces the cost increase for its customers who use lots of water.

The board voted 3-2 to go ahead with a public hearing set for May 27 on a new rate schedule that will increase an average customer’s rate by 22 percent.

Helix customers who live on large lots complained that the district’s proposed increases that could go into effect July 1 would unfairly penalize them. Under the revised pricing structure approved yesterday, large water users would see a 50 percent increase instead of a 90 percent increase in their bills.

You can find more on the Padre Dam MWD story by clicking here; more on the Helix story by clicking here.

April 29, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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