The Crescent City Council is moving forward with a study on water and sewer rates, which may result in increased rates for residents.
After receiving a grant from the California State Water Resources Control Board totaling about $80,000, the city is pressing on with the overdue rate studies. Typically, rate studies for water and sewer are completed every five years, however, the last water rate study came in 2013 and the last update to wastewater came in 2015, said City Manager Eric Wier. Wier said these projects are the first-step in maintaining the overall health of both systems.
Currently, residents inside city limits pay $22.49 per 0-500 cubic feet of water and $72.21 for sewer, equaling a minimum bill of $94.70. Before an increase could be instituted, it would first have to appear on a ballot after the study.
Watch: Virtual roundtable on future of Salton Sea with local, state, & federal officials
Members of a coalition of environmental and community organizations working to avert ecological collapse at the Salton Sea are hosting a roundtable discussion with state and local leaders on the Sea’s future.
The event was held virtually, you can watch a replay below:
Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Secretary, Asm. Eduardo García, (D-Coachella), Joaquín Esquivel, California State Water Resources Control Board chair, & Adriana Torres, youth advocate were among those who took part in the discussion.
Learn more about the issues at the Salton Sea with our special four-part series, Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project
Eight Thousand Plants in 29 Greenhouses and Stolen Firearm Found in Raid of Unpermitted Grow Op in the Myers Flat Area, Sheriff’s Office Says
Photos: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
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Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On May 19, 2021, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served one search warrant to investigate illegal cannabis cultivation in the Myers Flat area. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Health - HazMat Unit, Humboldt County Code Enforcement and the California State Water Resources Control Board assisted in the service of the warrant.
Here s where household water use is highest in California
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Households in Southern California coastal counties use much more water than those in the Bay Area.Michael Macor/The Chronicle
In 2021, an increasing number of water providers across California will be forced to prepare for water shortages as the state’s drought intensifies. For some locales, this could mean mandatory or voluntary restrictions on residential water use.
Not every area of the state will be starting from the same level of water use. A Chronicle analysis of 2020 data reported by water suppliers across the state shows that residential per capita water use varies wildly depending on region.
, and is republished here as part of a collaboration, Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West, in which eight Institute for Nonprofit News newsrooms California Health Report and High Country News; SJV Water and the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism; Circle of Blue; Columbia Insight; Ensia; and New Mexico In Depth spent more than three months reporting on water issues in the Western U.S. The result documents serious concerns including contamination, excessive groundwater pumping and environmental inequity. It was made possible by a grant from The Water Desk, with support from Ensia and INN’s Amplify News Project.