California’s weather whiplash has left the Golden State in a place of severe uncertainty about its diminishing water supply and increasing human and environmental demands for water. Research that my colleagues and I published last year, “The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges” showed that Californians can expect their water supply to shrink 12 to 25% by 2050, […]
John Griffith, CEO of American Water, joins Open Interest to talk about the need to invest capital in our water infrastructure.
The Salton Sea has long been a worrying emblem of California’s water crisis. Based in the parched, desert-like lands, the decades-long project to bring new wetlands back to the scorched dirt is finally underway. In the midst of the Salton Sea’s years of evaporation, the waters have grown progressively saltier, killing native fish that acted as a food source for […]
You’ve probably come across more stories about water woes in California than you can recall, so you may feel you’ve had enough for a while. I understand. There’s no easy or permanent fix. The protagonists don’t divide neatly into good and evil. Water in the state often isn’t where the people are — or, as […]
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Water Conservation Garden Loses San Diego County Water Authority Funding
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /East County Magazineby Karen Pearlman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe fate of public access to the Water Conservation Garden in Rancho San Diego is a little less certain after another partner, the San Diego County Water Authority, on Thursday voted to withdraw its funding and participation from the Water Conservation Authority, operators of the Water Conservation Garden. The Garden is a six-acre site focused […]
County Water Authority Approves Water Rate Hike, but It’s Lower Than Originally Forecast
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /KPBSby John Carroll Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA)Thursday approved a new wholesale water rate for the next fiscal year. The agency said the 8.3% increase is less than what it originally forecast earlier this year. “The reductions were achieved by cutting budgets across the agency, including capital improvement projects, operating departments, the Board of Directors, and […]
San Diego Residents Protest Water Rate Hikes as County Votes on New Pricing
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /ABC 10 News San Diegoby Dani Miskell Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego residents from underserved communities, seniors, to recent flood victims, gathered to protest against proposed water rate increases at the San Diego County Water Authority on Thursday. The water authority’s board met to deliberate on future pricing. It’s why residents came to share during public comments their demands for any future rate hikes not […]
Rate Increase of 8.3% Approved by Water Authority Board
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by dguillen /Times of San Diegoby Jennifer Vigil Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority’s board on Thursday approved a wholesale water rate increase for 2026 following a public hearing. Officials with the Water Authority said they were able to minimize impacts on ratepayers through a number of cost-saving actions as the board also approved the agency’s recommended budget for the next two fiscal years.