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Colorado River Basin Headwater States Say They Can’t Cut Water They Don’t Have

/in , /by /Wyoming Newsby Dustin Bleizeffer

Under pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, Wyoming and other upper Colorado River Basin states are pointing to the climate-driven disaster unfolding in the West to insist they can’t cut what Mother Nature isn’t providing in the headwaters.

While some observers suspect that argument is cover for withholding more cuts in water use, the upper-basin contingency insists it has negotiated in good faith, and still hopes to strike a deal with its lower-basin counterparts, despite missed deadlines. They simply cannot commit to calculations that are beyond their control.

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Helix Water District Goes Electric; Check Out The New Technology

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Dana Williams

The Helix water district is flipping the switch on their new electric vehicle charging capabilities. This comes as the state of California is requiring public agency fleet vehicles to shift towards being electric and fast. All new vehicles purchased must be zero-emission by 2030.

NBC 7’s Dana Williams checked out the new technology and shares why these chargers, in particular, are so important for San Diegans.

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Western Water, SDCWA, MWD Approve Water Transfer Agreement

/in , /by /My Valley Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A water transfer agreement involving the Western Municipal Water District, the San Diego County Water Authority, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was signed March 19 in San Diego.

The signing followed a unanimous SDCWA board vote to approve the agreement. Western Water will purchase a minimum of 10,000 acre-feet of water annually from the CWA.

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VOSD Podcast: Psst. Hey Buddy… I Got Some Water for Sale

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Matt Skraby

Water, get your water here!

With Andrea and Bella out, Scott Lewis, Jakob McWhinney and Will Huntsberry held it down this week. Former County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is re-emerging post-controversy. We’re talking press conferences, speeches and a new Substack, “Grounded,” about his life on a family ranch.

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California Issues Draft Conditional Approval for Key Sites Reservoir Water Right

/in , /by /ABC 7by Vada Hepner

A major milestone has been reached for the proposed Sites Reservoir project, a plan to build a large new water storage facility west of Colusa.

The state has issued a draft decision to conditionally approve a key water right permit for the project. Under the proposal, water would be pumped from the Sacramento River to the reservoir, which would store up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water. Supporters say the added storage would help improve water supply during dry years for farms, communities and wildlife.

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Arizona Considers Buying California Water As Colorado River Tensions Remain High

/in , /by /Fox 10 Phoenixby Steve Nielsen Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

As state leaders battle along the Colorado River for a larger share, a city in California is possibly willing to sell its water to Arizona—but it comes at a huge price. Just a few years ago, Arizona considered asking Mexico to allow the construction of a desalination plant. It never happened, but in California, there already is one, leaving the question— can Arizona get a cut?

The salty Pacific might be one of the answers officials have been waiting for. In Carlsbad, California, the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere provides 10% of San Diego’s water, and that water might soon be up for grabs.

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Corpus Christi Is Scrambling To Ward Off a Water Crisis. Here’s a Guide to Its Water Projects.

/in , /by /The Texas Tribuneby Alejandra Martinez

A historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for crude oil exports.

Industrial demand accounts for more than half of the region’s water use.

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Record Heat, Melting Snow, and What It All Means for California’s Reservoirs

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Rachel Becker

A record-baking heat wave has been scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack.

Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most.

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Opinion: Historic Regional Water Exchange Signed

/in , /by /The Raincross Gazetteby Mike Gardner Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

On March 19, Western Water and the San Diego County Water Authority signed a water exchange agreement that will provide benefits across much of Southern California. The agreement is conservatively projected to save Western Water customers $49.1 million, provide the San Diego County Water Authority an ongoing revenue stream of more than $13 million per year and a one-time payment of $39.1 million.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will continue to receive full cost of moving water for member agencies and gain an important tool in long-range planning for water supply resiliency in Riverside and San Diego counties.

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No, We Didn’t Call Riverside ‘Nobody’

/in , /by /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

On Thursday, we published a story about a deal San Diego is working on to sell water to other states. Environment reporter MacKenzie Elmer wrote that the San Diego County Water Authority is moving forward with plans to explore trading Colorado River water. The agency plans to explore those plans with Nevada, Arizona and the feds.

Elmer wrote that nobody had signed on yet. She had been working on that story for weeks, but the day she turned it in, the agency held a press conference to celebrate another deal: one they reached to sell water to Riverside.

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