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Fed up with high water rates? SHOW CITY HALL that something is rotten at SPUD! Join us at City Hall on Monday, January 24 to express your outrage over our ridiculous water and sewer rates and a proposal to raise YOUR rates again! We are asking victims of SPUD, (the San Diego Public Utilities Department) to bring a signed potato to the hearings. And if you can't make it, we'll bring one for you! Just click on the rotten spud to "Sponsor a Spud" with your brief personal message.
San Diego's Water Department has gone to the dogs with a new Water Complaint hotline.
On Thursday morning, UCAN will begin inserting 290,000 court-authorized solicitations for membership into City of San Diego water bills. The newly approved inserts are signed by UCAN's new Executive Director and provide a complaint hotline for City of San Diego Water Department. Full story.
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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.
10 News overview of UCAN's legal fight with the City of San Diego Water Dept.
"Overcharged by Millions" The story behind the legal action that returned $125.00 on average to every City Water Department customer. More. Water_Insert_PDFS_from_2009_August_18
Attached are PDFs of the Inserts that were approved for inclusion in the water bills from SPUD, the San Diego Public Utility Commission.
UCAN inserts give consumers a tool to challenge city water rates
280,000 San Diego ratepayers will have the
opportunity to fund independent reviews
when the City Water Department wants to
increase rates. Full Story.
Water Advocacy Project Manager Application
UCAN is seeking individuals experienced in municipal water utility management. UCAN is a non-profit utility watchdog protecting San Diego consumers. UCAN was recently awarded the opportunity to place inserts in the bills of the City of San Diego water/sewer utility for the purposes of raising funds for the oversight of the City's water utility management and practices. Apply below or review the details here.
UCAN can solicit funds to audit city, judge rules
San Diego Union Tribune: A judge has ruled that the City must insert invitations to join UCAN in its water bills as part of a court-ordered settlement against the Water Dept. for deceptive billings. Learn more.
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