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Opening the Doors to Careers in Water
2nd annual Women in Water symposium on Jan. 17 at Cuyamaca College promotes career advancement of women in the water industry.
Young Artists Featured in Fallbrook PUD Conservation Calendar
Fourteen winners selected from 200 entries submitted by area fourth graders depicting the theme, “Be Water Smart.”
New Partnership Introduces South Bay Students to Water Industry Career Opportunities
Program is designed to address a significant shortage of skilled workers entering these career fields.
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Celebrates 40 Billion Gallons Served
Facility is the largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient desalination plant in the nation.
Late-Fall Storms Improve Water Outlook Statewide
San Diego’s airport reported 3.98 inches of rain between the start of the 2019 water year on Oct. 1 and Dec. 7, according to the National Weather Service.
Airport Ads Remind Travelers San Diego Is Brought To You By Water
Ads underscore important message about importance of water reliability.
Did You Know?
By lining sections of major earthen irrigation canals in the Imperial Valley, the Water Authority improved water conservation and benefitted from the savings. In 2018, canal lining transfers made up 15 percent of the San Diego region’s water supply.

(L to R) 2019 poster contest winners Madelieine Inawen, Claire Zhang, Kate hu, Alanis Huang, and Weiyi Xu with their winning artwork. Photo: Courtesy City of San Diego

January 13, 2019/by Gayle Falkenthal

Creative Kids Educate Region About Water Conservation

Eighteen talented San Diego, Coronado and Imperial Beach elementary school students used their artistic skills to communicate the importance of water conservation…

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

A wooden dam helped allow Operations and Maintenance crews to make repairs to a leaking pipeline valve. Photo: Water Authority Dewatering project

November 25, 2018/by Gayle Falkenthal

Quick Solution Keeps Pipeline Repairs on Track

When Water Authority crews began dewatering part of the region’s pipeline system for a 10-day shutdown in mid-November, they discovered a leaking valve…

Conservation Corner

January 10, 2019/by Gayle Falkenthal

Take a Soil Percolation Test

In the San Diego region, rainfall can be unreliable and insufficient to sustain landscaping without careful planning and a little help. An alternate water…

AGENCY NEWS

January 8, 2019/by Gayle Falkenthal

Otay Water District Board Elects New Officers

Spring Valley, Calif. - At its Jan. 2, 2019 meeting, the Otay Water District Board of Directors elected new Board officers to lead the District’s Board…