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Why No One Won in This Year’s Water Wars
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelEVERY DROP COUNTS: California had (is still having, amazingly) a really good water year. But all the rain and snow is doing almost nothing to lubricate the state’s perpetual conflicts between fish and farms.
California May Have to Release Water From Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerAlate season winter storm bringing up to 24 inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains this weekend could prompt California water officials to release water from some of the state’s reservoirs for flood prevention.
Biden Pledges $3B More to Rid US Water of Lead. But for Flint, It’s Not That Simple
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Scripps Newsby Carrie CochranThursday, President Biden is expected to announce an infusion of funding aimed at eliminating the country’s dangerous lead pipes that carry drinking water into people’s homes and businesses.
U.S. EPA and California AG Sue San Francisco Over Clean Water Act Violations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Environment + Energy LeaderThe Department of Justice, representing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside the Attorney General of California, on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, has lodged a civil complaint in federal court against the City and County of San Francisco. The complaint highlights alleged Clean Water Act violations spanning the past […]
Opinion: Californians Have a Right to Safe Water, Yet Many Don’t Have It. Is Help on the Way?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Tom PhilpTwelve years after California became the first state in the nation to declare a “human right to water,” achieving this basic societal goal of securing clean water for all 39 million state residents is more daunting than ever.
Opinion: California Should Look to Ocean for Municipal Water, Not Our Pastures
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Daily Sentinelby Don MetzlerColorado and other Upper Basin states must pay particular attention to recently published scientific studies detailing the improved water budget on the Colorado River Basin. On April 4, 2024, The Colorado Sun published a story with the headline “Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.”
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New Wildfire Fighting Tool Unveiled in North County
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Zara BarkerA new water tank to help fight fires from the air was unveiled in San Marcos Tuesday. Helicopters with capabilities to drop water onto fires aerially are one of the most crucial firefighting tools. The New HeloPod can be filled with 5,000 gallons of water in under three minutes.
Local Water Agencies Facing 39 Percent Hike in Costs for Wholesale Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityCounty water officials say the amount they charge local agencies for wholesale water must increase 39 percent over the next three years, including a hike between 16 percent and 22 percent during 2025.
Opinion: Changing Water Reality Upends Huge Project, Pushes Rates Higher
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityWe’re all in hot water. Sometimes there’s not enough water, sometimes too much. Either way, water costs for San Diegans will increase to sticker-shock level and maybe beyond, if that’s possible. And using less won’t help much.
Sewer Fees to Rise in Cardiff and Encinitas
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Barbara HenryResidents in Cardiff will see their sewer fees increase by 15 percent for each of the next four years, while central Encinitas sewer customers will see their rates go up by 19 percent for each of the next five. The Encinitas City Council gave its initial approval to both sets of substantial price increases Wednesday, […]
San Diego County Water Authority Set to Increase Rates
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Christelle Koumoué Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority is set to increase the amount it charges local agencies for wholesale water.
Encinitas Will Pay for Native Plant Demonstration Gardens
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Barbara HenryEncinitas will fund the construction of native plant demonstration gardens in the coming fiscal year, but it won’t pay for a consultant to produce a city ordinance spelling out how native plants should be used generally.
Alysha Stehly Appointed to Fill Polito’s Seat
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Valley RoadrunnerMonday, April 22, the Valley Center Municipal Water District board voted 4-0 to appoint longtime VC resident Alysha Stehly to fill the vacancy created last month by the resignation of Bob Polito. She is the first woman appointed to the VC water board in its existence. The fact that Polito quit in the second half of […]