Blog: Southern California water price jumps 48% in 3 weeks as rainy season disappoints
Californians received a double dose of not so happy water news last month; cutbacks were made to water allocations and a key water price index surged higher. … The state’s Department of Water Resources has wasted no time in sounding alarm bells; officials have already announced 50 percent cutbacks from December 2020’s projected water allotments to State Water Project allocations for the 2021 water year. California residents were warned “to plan for the impacts of limited water supplies this summer for agriculture as well as urban and rural water users.”
- San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego’s soaring water rates have avocado, other growers eyeing break with county