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Water Authority Announces Long-Term Sale of Surplus to Riverside County

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewien Quoted: Nick Serrano; Dan Denham; San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority on Thursday announced a 21-year agreement to sell surplus water to the Western Municipal Water District in Riverside County, potentially offsetting costs for local customers.

Western Municipal, which serves nearly 1 million residents in western Riverside County, will pay $13.5 million annually for 10,000 acre-feet of water — enough for 30,000 homes. It will also pay $40 million up front for the equivalent of three-years supply that can be tapped in case of an drought emergency.

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County Water Agency Secures Long-Term Supply Deal With Riverside District

/in , /by /Coast News Quoted: Nick Serrano

The San Diego County Water Authority and Western Municipal Water District have signed a long-term water supply agreement to provide the Riverside County agency with water while generating consistent revenue for the San Diego agency.

Under the agreement, Western Water will receive a minimum of 10,000 acre-feet of water annually over the next 21 years — enough to supply about 30,000 Southern California households each year.

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Cheaper Water Ahead? San Diego County Water Authority Inks Landmark Water Deal With Riverside County.

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Lucas Robinson Quoted: Nick Serrano; Dan Denham; San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority has inked its first deal to sell excess water to other communities in Southern California, a landmark overhaul of the water authority’s business model that’s long been promised by top officials.

The water authority’s new agreement to sell water to the Western Municipal Water District in Riverside County will bring in $100 million in new revenue for the San Diego region’s financially strapped water system over the next five years.

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Riverside Water Sale Is Done; Deal with Feds Doesn’t Actually Exist

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Quoted: Dan Denham

Dignitaries from Southern California water world made a big deal Thursday over Riverside officials agreeing to purchase water from oversupplied San Diego.

That deal is nothing compared to the larger one San Diego is pursuing to sell its water supplies across state lines for likely a much higher price. It’s a long way off from happening, but that plan, pitched by San Diego earlier this month, could rewrite how entire U.S. states share the drying Colorado River and Southern California’s main water supply.

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California Report Warns Mono Lake Needs Less LA Water To Survive

/in , /by /National Today

A new state-commissioned report finds that Mono Lake in California’s Eastern Sierra has only a 1 in 3 chance of reaching its target water level by mid-century if current water exports to Los Angeles continue.

The report suggests that halting water exports would significantly increase the likelihood of the lake reaching its target, but climate change could still lower lake levels by up to 6.5 feet by the end of the century.

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A Contentious Project To Raise California’s Shasta Dam Just Got a Funding Boost From Trump

/in , /by /Cal Mattersby Rachel Becker

Following pressure from powerful California growers, the Trump administration’s Interior Department announced Tuesday that it will put $40 million toward efforts to raise Shasta Dam — a controversial project that opponents say could swamp sacred sites and harm a protected river.

North of Redding, the 602-foot-high dam on the Sacramento River forms California’s largest reservoir, storing more than 40% of the water socked away for irrigating Central Valley farmland.

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California Will Get $540 Million for Water Projects, Trump Administration Announces

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will spend $540 million on water infrastructure projects in California, much of it to repair aging and sinking canals in the Central Valley.

The largest share, $235 million, will be used to rehabilitate the Delta-Mendota Canal, which carries water to farmlands. An additional $200 million will help continue repairs on the Friant-Kern Canal, another major conduit for water in the valley.

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Candidate With Ties to Data Center Project Is Running for Water and Power Agency Board Seat

/in , /by /KPBS by Lawrence K. Jackson

First, a candidate with ties to a ten billion dollar data center project is also running for a board seat on Imperial County’s water and power agency. Then, we’ll tell you how and why trust in elections has decreased. Also, a look at e-bike injuries as the full San Diego City Council will soon make a decision on proposed e-bike regulations.

And, Nascar is coming to Naval Air Station North Island. Plus, the Coronado Unified School District might be tightening its cell phone policies.

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Crazy or Genius? A Nuclear-Powered Solution to the West’s Water Crisis

/in , /by /USA Todayby Trevor Hughes

In the middle of the desert sits a sign: “Caution docks may be slippery.” They are not.

In fact, there’s not a drop of water to be seen at Antelope Point Marina, which once sat near the shore of Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest reservoir. The sparkling Colorado River now laps at the Glen Canyon walls about 180 feet below, completely invisible from a dock that once floated atop the water.

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San Diego County Fire Officials Warn of Rising Wildfire Risk As Temperatures Climb

/in , /by /CBS 8

 Unseasonably warm weather this week is raising concerns among firefighters in San Diego County, as dry conditions increase the risk of wildfires.

Cal Fire and San Diego County Fire officials say higher temperatures can quickly dry out vegetation, creating ideal fuel for fast-moving fires.

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