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Resident Requests More Transparency From Water District; Board Elects Robinson President

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Jim Robinson is returning to the Ramona Municipal Water District Board as board president. The longtime Ramona resident, appointed to fill a vacancy left when Joe Zenovic resigned, began representing Division 4 on the board on Feb. 13. At that meeting, board directors unanimously elected Robinson president; Jim Hickle, Division 2, vice president; Bryan Wadlington, Division 5, secretary; Jeff Lawler, Division 1, treasurer; and Thomas Ace, Division 3, director at large.

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Water Use Surges In San Diego, Parts Of Southern California As Drought Conditions Loom

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Jeff Stephenson

As dry conditions persist in California, residents in San Diego County and around the state have started using water at levels not seen since before the state’s historic drought. In Southern California, usage surpassed pre-drought levels — with some water districts seeing two- and three-fold increases in consumption for December over the same month the previous year, according to data released in February by state water officials.

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