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San Diego County Cut Water Usage By 23% in April

/in /by /Fox 5 San Diego Quoted: Mark Weston

Customers in San Diego County cut back on water consumption by 23 percent in April, compared to the same month three years ago, marking the largest monthly reduction since September, the San Diego County Water Authority reported Monday.

The state-mandated target for the county as a whole is to reduce consumption by 13 percent compared to the corresponding month in 2013. The goal was lowered recently from 20 percent after the region was given credit for bringing a desalination plant in Carlsbad online.

 

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Photos: Folsom Lake Over 8 Months

/in /by /KCRA Sacramentoby David Bienick

From December 2015 to May 2016, Folsom Lake went from its lowest historical capacity of 13 percent to 86 percent. Photos from three different views of Folsom Lake on Nov. 2, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016; March 7, 2016 and May 24, 2016, show drastic differences in the lake’s water levels

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El Niño Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next

/in /by /Time by Justin Worland

The “Godzilla” El Niño that began last fall is finally over after months of above-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific that altered weather patterns around the world, the Australian weather-monitoring agency said Tuesday.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s counterparts in other countries around the world will likely announce the same finding in their coming El Niño reports. Reports published earlier this month by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the World Meteorological Organization suggested that El Niño was already in decline.

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Governor Brown Announces Appointments

/in /by /Imperial Valley News by IVN Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Ken Weinberg, 58, of San Diego, has been appointed to the Delta Stewardship Council. Weinberg has been an adjunct lecturer at California State University, San Marcos and principal and owner at Ken Weinberg Water Resources Consulting LLC since 2015. He served in several positions at the San Diego County Water Authority from 1991 to 2015, including director of water resources, water resources supervisor and water reclamation supervisor.

Weinberg was a project manager at the City of San Diego Engineering and Development Department from 1987 to 1991. He earned a Master of Public Administration degree from San Diego State University.

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Conflicts Swirl Around San Joaquin Valley Irrigation Drainage Plan

/in /by /The Sacramento Bee by Michael Doyle

A proposal to solve a long-running San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage dispute between the Westlands Water District and the federal government is roiling a Congress already hung up on other California water fights.

The further complications surfaced Tuesday at a House of Representatives hearing that illuminated how the drainage proposal pits one California region against another even as, for a change, it unites Westlands with the Obama administration.

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‘Welcome to California water wars’: State’s Congressional Delegation Debates Water Plans on the House Floor

/in /by /Los Angeles Times by Sarah D. Wire

House Republicans are making another push for a bill addressing California’s drought, adding the text of a measure by Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) to two pieces of legislation headed to the Senate.

The House passed Valadao’s bill almost a year ago, but the Senate has refused to take it up. His legislation focuses on funneling more water to San Joaquin Valley growers by reducing the amount used to support endangered fish populations. The Senate is reviewing a bill proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) as part of a broad package of water bills for Western states.

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San Diego County Water Authority Considers Increasing Rates

/in /by /Times of San Diego by Hoa Quach Quoted: Maureen Stapleton

The San Diego County Water Authority‘s staff is scheduled Thursday to propose increasing rates paid by its 24 member agencies next year.

The proposed hikes are 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in calendar year 2017, similar to the hikes adopted by the Board of Directors for this year. The agency receives water from a variety of sources, including the wholesaler Metropolitan Water District, and distributes it to local districts and cities that, in turn, supply customers. Agency staff cited rate increases by MWD, conservation efforts that have lowered revenue and the higher cost of desalinated water.

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