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What you can do to fight high water rates.

Fight unfair water rates. In May of 2010 UCAN launched its Water Project. Get an overview of eight critical projects in PDF format here, or get the latest water news here.

Do survey results just say happy water customers are happy?

Is your troublesome experience with the water department's customer service line excluding you from participating in their survey?

Water Project Status Report, Summer, 2010

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         Click to read in PDF format

Utility in hot water over bonus money paid to Water Dept. employees

flushing money down the toilet
In the last year, the City of San Diego Water Department paid out $6.9 million in bonus money to its workers, and a total of $28 million in the last three years.  Most employees (an estimated 90%) got between $1,500 and $4,700. Others received more.  Full Story.



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