This aqueduct built in 1927 in oakland is still in use today. East bay m. U. D. Representatives say there are miles of pipelines like this that need an upgrade. Its more expensive to allow things to break completely than to replace them before they break down. Reporter add to that need the fact that customers are using less water thanks to the drought and conservation efforts. When ratepayers cut their use last year, east bay m. U. D. Lost 30 million in revenue out of nearly 1 billion budget. I realize the predicament the east bay m. U. D. Is in. Reporter the board of directors is scheduled to vote this afternoon on a 19 rate increase. If approved, customers will pay 9 more on their water bill starting tomorrow and another 9. 25 more a year from now. Ive done everything i can over the years. Im 70, to conserve water. Now unpunished for it. This is not meant to punish at all. We are simply trying to maintain our system. Reporter east bay m. U. D. Said the rate increase will pay for part
Those piles of medal to get to this deepseated fire, and im told that crews will be here all night. The whole street was black. It was really bad. Was it smoke, or just the smell . Both. Both. Because it was really, really dark. It wasnt even like this anymore. You couldnt see . Couldnt see at all, and your eyes would hurt. Reporter he showed us in the cellphone video he took soon after the fire started. The burning of the metals and other materials sent out a strong chemical order, which led to a shelter in place order. It smells pretty bad. Its pretty hard to believe right now. Reporter this man said he smelled the fire and followed the smoke, and found that the fire that was burning at alco iron and metal, a place he dropped off old Battery Force his employer. It will fake a while to fight that fire with all of the chemicals and everything in there markets one woman came to pick up hire son at a golf camp, but it made it difficult for her to reach him. There are a lot of kids in the
Water temps are cold. About 51. Mont ray is around 55, 56. Thats where they should be, maybe slightly below. We had a good breeze yesterday. Chicago, 24 mileperhour. Travis has gust of 28. Alto mont pass, 24 hour. Theyre out of the south, southwest. The fog is picking up rapidly here. Nice to mild, warm to hot. It does look warmer for most. Not for all. Some people said steve, this is the hottest weather. Not in San Francisco, they cant get above 65 or 66 on the coast. Clear and all of a sudden like that. Now, yesterday, visited point arena, its moving up the coast and ramp up fog in monterey bay and take the theres plenty to deal with. 50s and 60s. 40s to the north. Glen ellen being one. 52 is popular. Graden, 47. Hillsburg at 50 degrees. Theres cool lows. Not a lot going on in the state. Kind of county here. West of 21. Calming down. Tropical storm eugene is fallina part. Fog will give way to sunshine. It may be a slow process to burn off for some. 60s and 70s to near 90 degrees for
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