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Mac Dad Builders Given CWA Construction Contract for Dulin Hill Erosion Repair

/in , , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Mac Dad Builders, Inc., has been given the San Diego County Water Authority construction contract for the Dulin Hill Erosion Repair project.

The SDCWA board vote Aug. 25 authorized CWA general manager Sandra Kerl or her designee to award a $1,965,884 construction contract to Mac Dad Builders, which is based in Irvine. The Dulin Hill Erosion Repair project will repair existing erosion located along the Second Aqueduct on Dulin Hill south of the San Luis Rey River.

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Summer is Ending, but Climate Disasters Keep Coming

/in , , /by /E&E Newsby Chelsey Harvey

September marks the start of a new season for meteorologists. It’s the beginning of “climatological fall” in the Northern Hemisphere — and, ostensibly, a transition to milder weather.

But much of the U.S. is still baking, burning, withering or swimming.

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Coachella Valley Water Use Continued to Tick Downwards in July, More Conservation Needed

/in , , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Erin Rode

Water use in the Coachella Valley continued to tick downwards in July, but conservation is still falling short of the state’s goal of a 15% reduction compared to 2020, according to data released by the State Water Resources Control Board this week.

But the July water use numbers do continue a trend of reduced water use that began in June, a marked shift from May and other previous months in which local water districts actually increased — rather than decreased — water use compared to 2020 baseline numbers.

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Stage 2 Power Emergency, Flex Alert in Effect

/in , , /by /NBC7 San Diego by Melissa Adan Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

It is the eighth day in a row that a flex alert has been called in California, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan.

VIDEO: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/videos/stage-2-power-emergency-flex-alert-in-effect/3041835/

 

 

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Sweating Through the Heat Wave in California’s Hottest County

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy Roth

It was just before 9 a.m. and already nearing 100 degrees as I stared out at the menacing steel pillars of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, in California’s far southeastern corner. My long-sleeve shirt stuck to my skin. Sweat dripped down my back.

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Water Use Drops 10% in July as California Deals With Drought

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Don Thompson

Californians stepped up their water conservation in July, using 10.4% less than two years ago as the state struggles with a years-long drought, state water officials said Wednesday.

July marks the first full month that new conservation rules like a ban on watering decorative grass were in effect, which state water officials said helped make a difference. Water use started to trend down in June after a bump in April and May.

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Cal Am Receives Thumbs Up From Regulator for Desal Project Application

/in , , /by /Monterey Heraldby Dennis L. Taylor

California American Water Co.’s effort to build its estimated $322 million desalination plant on the Monterey Peninsula has reached an important milestone with a state regulator and now sets the stage for what promises to be a contentious hearing in front of the full California Coastal Commission.

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California Approves Microplastics Testing of Drinking Water Sources

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Rachel Becker

California water regulators today approved the world’s first requirements for testing microplastics in drinking water sources — a key step towards regulating tiny fragments that are ubiquitous in the environment.

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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Cuts Energy Demand to Help Avoid Blackouts

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

Poseidon Resources (Channelside) LP and the San Diego County Water Authority are temporarily reducing water production at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant to support statewide emergency energy conservation efforts during the extreme heat wave.

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California’s Grid Holds Up Another Night and Avoids Rolling Blackouts Here

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

California came within a hair’s breadth of experiencing rolling blackouts Tuesday night, but the system operator that manages the grid for about 80% of the Golden State continued to keep the lights on.

The California Independent System Operator at 5:17 p.m. issued a stage 3 Energy Emergency Alert, a measure that warns energy users that rotating outages may be imminent due to sustained electricity demand eating into reserve margins.

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