City staff deflect blame away from Pure Water before San Diego’s big water rate vote
As the San Diego City Council prepares to make major water rate hikes, city staff clearly want weary councilmembers to blame the San Diego County Water Authority and not the wastewater recycling project the city is building. … On Friday, city Public Utilities staff released a new cost analysis that showed how Pure Water, a multi-billion-dollar wastewater recycling project, could produce cheaper water than what the San Diego County Water Authority provides. The city’s new Pure Water numbers are the latest jab at the Water Authority over growing water prices.
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