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Escondido Water Quality Lab Leads By Example
The City of Escondido Water Quality Lab is one of two California testing labs already compliant with draft regulations requiring more stringent quality controls.
Award-Winning Student Artwork Inspires 2020 Water Conservation Calendar
The City of San Diego’s colorful 2020 Water Conservation Calendar features winning artwork from 19 students throughout San Diego.
Women In Water Conference Showcases Career Opportunities
“The water industry is challenging and always evolving, and has amazing opportunities for growth and career diversity.”
Vallecitos Water District Training Preps Firefighters For Wastewater Plant Emergencies
North San Diego County fire agencies recently teamed up with the Vallecitos Water District for confined space training drills.
New Agricultural Water Rate Program Benefits San Diego County Growers
The new program helps strengthen the region’s multi-billion dollar agricultural industry.
Valley Center MWD Reservoir Project ‘Exceptional’
Valley Center MWD’s Cool Valley Reservoir Cover Replacement Project was recognized by the U.S. EPA as an “Exceptional Project.”
Did You Know?
San Diego County is the top nursery plant producer in the United States.

Calendar poster contest winner Maya Santana, a fifth grader from Wolf Canyon Elementary School in the Otay Water District, displays her winning artwork. Photo: Otay Water District Water Is Life Calendar

December 30, 2019

Student Artists Featured in 2020 ‘Water Is Life’ Calendar

Five talented San Diego County student artists from four elementary schools were among 36 Southern California students whose artwork will appear in the…

FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

Several sensitive species of small animals, such as this western spadefoot toad, live within Mission Trails Regional Park. Photo: Water Authority

January 17, 2020

Wildlife Protected for New Underground Reservoir Project

One by one, small mammals and amphibians living within a construction zone in Mission Trails Regional Park are being relocated to safe areas. Protecting…

CONSERVATION CORNER

Set yourself up for landscaping success by building the best foundation in your soil structure. Photo: walkersalmanac/Pixabay

January 24, 2020

Take a Test to Determine Your Soil Type

If you put a shovel into the ground in San Diego County, you are likely to encounter the region’s impermeable soil structure. Impermeable soils are defined…

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

January 3, 2020

California Agencies Release Draft Water Resilience Portfolio

Three California state agencies today released a draft water resilience portfolio intended to help the state manage more extreme droughts and floods, aging…

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@sdcwa is accepting applicants for its Citizens Water Academy. The program ... provides an opportunity to learn about critical projects and programs related to water. Learn more: https://www.sdcwa.org/citizens-water-academy-top-issue

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With approximately 1,400 water and wastewater jobs expected to open up across ... San Diego County in the next five years due to retirements, the industry offers promising opportunities. Explore career opportunities at 👉 http://sdcwa.org/careers

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Tune in to @WaterResearch's free webcast TOMORROW, Jan. 28: Adapting to Change: ... Informing Water Use Efficiency and Adjusting to Declining Flows. Presenters include Water Authority Operations and Maintenance Manager Chris Castaing. Register: http://bit.ly/2NuVGIH #cawater

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“This planning process is a critical part of meeting the long-range water supply needs of the San Diego region for normal and dry year conditions.”– Kelley Gage,
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