San Diego County Water Authority Approves 9.5% Water Rate Hike
You can now add water to the list of things that are going up in cost. The San Diego County Water Authority just approved a 9.5% rate hike on wholesale water, starting in 2024.
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Supreme Court Water Ruling Deals Blow to Navajo Nation
The largest Native American reservation in the United States has lost a key legal battle to protect access to a waterway that is critical to its citizens’ spiritual practices — and their survival.
All but one member of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Thursday against the Navajo Nation in its fight to ensure that the federal government is legally obligated to address the tribe’s need for water from the dwindling flows of the Colorado River.
Fixing, Expanding Water Treatment Plant Partly Responsible for Contamination at San Diego Beaches Could Take Years
It’s been more than 550 days since the ocean water at Imperial Beach has been safe for swimmers and surfers.
Between wastewater treatment plant repairs and expansions, there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, but city leaders say all hands on deck are needed to make progress.
Water Authority Board Approves 2024 Wholesale Rates After Public Hearing
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors June 22 approved wholesale water rates for 2024 following a public hearing and also approved the recommended budget for the next two fiscal years.
Water Authority Board Approves 2024 Wholesale Rates After Public Hearing
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today approved wholesale water rates for 2024 following a public hearing and approved the recommended budget for the next two fiscal years. The budget and rates support continued work on numerous agency priorities, including capital projects critical for maintaining safe and reliable water supplies.
Photographers Honored For Winning Images of Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve
Images from seven photographers were selected as the winners of the 16th annual Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve photo contest. The winning photos were recognized at the June 21 Olivenhain Municipal Water District board meeting.
The contest offers amateur photographers an opportunity to connect viewers with wildlife and the outdoors. Submissions support the reserve’s efforts to protect wildlife and natural resources.
Here’s Who Will Be On the Panel Tasked With Helping State Lawmakers Respond to the Colorado River Crisis
There will be no state lawmakers on the Colorado River Drought Task Force, though Capitol leadership has a lot of influence over who is on the panel. The 17-member task force charged with spending the rest of the year studying the Colorado River water crisis to help state lawmakers respond is starting to take shape, with most of the panel now appointed.
Supervisors Consider Emergency Declaration to Jump-Start Border Pollution Cleanup
Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas and Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer are asking the board to declare a local state of emergency over cross-border pollution that has fouled San Diego beaches, in hopes of to expediting cleanup and prompting a federal emergency declaration.
Marin Municipal Water District Adopts Budget To Bolster Water Supply
The Marin Municipal Water District has approved a $305.9 million, two-year budget that will begin to make significant investments in new water supplies not seen by the agency in decades. “We have a very big job ahead of us with this budget,” Monty Schmitt, the president of the district’s elected board, said before it voted unanimously to adopt the budget on Tuesday.
TreePeople and Water in Southern California– A Decades-Long Push for a Resilient Future
“The story of Los Angeles is the story of water,” remarks Peter Massey, TreePeople’s project manager of Water Equity Programs, noting how California’s modern history is so deeply intertwined with water issues.
