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San Diego Water Works Website Offers One-Stop Shop for Water Industry Jobs

/in , , /by /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority and its 24 member agencies have launched a new website – SanDiegoWaterWorks.org – that provides the first comprehensive posting of regional water and wastewater industry job openings in one location.

As the San Diego economy begins recovering from recession, the site features expanded job opportunities and regularly updated information about internships and training opportunities – a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in a new career or a new role in the water industry.

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City Refinances Loan for Pure Water Project, Saving $293 Million Over 15 Years

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby City News Service

The City of San Diego announced Thursday it has refinanced a loan with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that city leaders say will save $293 million for taxpayers as the public utilities department begins work on Pure Water San Diego — the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history.

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Opinion: An Aqueduct to San Diego is Worth Studying

/in , , /by /Imperial Valley Pressby Brian McNeece Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Fresh on the water scene in Imperial County is a proposal from the IID’s neighbor agency San Diego County Water Authority. The SDCWA is an umbrella organization that comprises 24 members including all the cities and water districts in San Diego County.

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Much of U.S. Southwest Left Parched After Monsoon Season

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Felicia Fonseca

Cities across the U.S. Southwest recorded their driest monsoon season on record this year, some with only a trace or no rain.

The seasonal weather pattern that runs from mid-June and ended Wednesday brings high hopes for rain and cloud coverage to cool down places like Las Vegas and Phoenix. But like last year, it largely was a dud, leaving the region parched.

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After Wildfires Stop Burning, a Danger in the Drinking Water

/in , , /by /The New York Timesby Max Horberry

Two months after a wildfire burned through Paradise, Calif., in 2018, Kevin Phillips, then a manager for town’s irrigation district, walked from one destroyed home to another.

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Opinion: California Needs to Accelerate Efforts to Achieve Clean Energy Goals

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Phil Angelides

As our state has suffered through a summer of record-breaking heat waves, blackouts and wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom has rightly pegged what’s principally behind these challenges: “If you are in denial about climate change,” he said recently, “come to California.”

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IID Div. 2: Candidates Childers, Hamby Square Off in Forum

/in , , /by /Holtville Tribune by Elizabeth Varin

Who owns the water from the Colorado River that comes into the Imperial Valley?

It’s a question that divided the Imperial Irrigation District Division 2 runoff candidates in a forum hosted by the San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Borderlands Institute on Sept 26.

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DOE Study: Solar-Hydro Projects Could Power 40% of World

/in , , /by /E&E Newsby David Iaconangelo

Linking floating solar panels with hydropower could produce the equivalent of 40% of the world’s electricity, according to a new study by researchers at the Department of Energy.

Published this week by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the study provides the first global look by federal researchers at the technical potential of the hybrid concept.

The research found that by constructing solar panels on the surface of hydro reservoirs and feeding the power they generate into the same substation, both energy resources might become cheaper, more efficient and more reliable.

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Ramona Municipal Water District Board Candidates

/in , , /by /Ramona Sentinel

Four candidates are listed on the Nov. 3 ballot for three open seats on the Ramona Municipal Water District board. Incumbent Jeff Lawler is running unopposed for Division 1. Incumbent Thomas N. Ace and challenger Rex A. Schildhouse are vying for the Division 3 seat. And Gary Hurst is running unopposed for Division 5.

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