Recent Storms Bolster County Water Supply
NBC 7’s Llarisa Abreu explains how San Diego has benefitted from the recent rain.
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Soggy Weather Continues In SoCal, With More Rain And Snow On The Way
Angelenos will get a brief reprieve from soggy weather Thursday after a series of storms dampened the region over the past week, but forecasters say we shouldn’t get used to it. The rain convoy is continuing as a cold front from the Pacific Northwest begins to move into California on Friday. The northern part of the state is expected to see the first rain early Friday. The storm will roll into Southern California by Friday night and will linger across the state through Sunday, bringing widespread rain and snow, according to the National Weather Service. Los Angeles and Ventura counties are expected to get less than a quarter-inch of precipitation, while San Luis Obispo County could see up to an inch in most areas and up to 2 inches in the foothills.
CWA Asks LAFCO for Countywide Vote on FPUD/Rainbow Reorganization
The San Diego County Water Authority has asked for a countywide vote in case San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approves the prior steps for the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District to detach from the SDCWA and become part of the Eastern Municipal Water District.
The CWA board voted to request a countywide public vote Nov. 21. The term “countywide” applies only to residents within the CWA boundaries, which does not include the entirety of San Diego County.
LIFE IN OCEANSIDE: Oceanside to Purify Recycled Water for a More Sustainable Future
After years of planning, the City of Oceanside is now weeks away from breaking ground on a project that will create a new source of drinking water.
Called Pure Water Oceanside, recycled water with go through a rigorous purification system, ultimately supplying 32 percent of the city’s water supply needs.
“It’s more sustainable and will help us stabilize rates moving forward,” said Sarah Davis, a Senior Environmen
It’s One of Arizona’s Most Precious Rivers. Hundreds of New Wells May Leave it Running Dry
A flash of red streaked through the trees: a vermilion flycatcher. The brightly colored bird chirped and trilled, adding to a chorus that rang from the towering trees.
Beneath the shady canopy of cottonwoods and willows, the San Pedro River flowed shin-deep, gurgling through smooth rocks.
CWA Approves Completion Notices, Final Change Order for Moosa Canyon Pipeline Repair
The completion of the emergency repair to the San Diego County Water Authority’s Pipeline 4 in Moosa Canyon led the SDCWA board to approve notices of completion which will release funds to the contractors, and the CWA board also ratified the final change order for the repair work.
The Nov. 21 CWA board action accepts the emergency repair work by J.F. Shea Construction Inc. and the carbon fiber repair work by Fibrwrap Construction Services Inc. as complete while also ratifying a $200,000 change order in the emergency contract with J.F. Shea.
Helix Continues to Evaluate Local Drinking Water Project
On Nov. 5, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, city of El Cajon and County of San Diego formed a Joint Powers Authority to serve as the governing body for the East County Advanced Water Purification project.
A Helix Water District representative will serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the JPA board. “The JPA board will be focused on the wastewater side of the project. Our role in the project if it moves forward, is on the drinking water side,” said Helix Water District General Manager Carlos Lugo.
Atmospheric Rivers Cause $1 Billion In Damage A Year, Study Shows, And Are Getting Worse
As back-to-back atmospheric rivers have made umbrellas a necessity across the state — and with more rain on the way in California this weekend — a new study reveals the connection between the weather phenomenon and the economic effects of localized flooding.
Atmospheric rivers, the storms that carry moisture from the tropics to the mid-latitude regions, have long been linked to the ecological impacts they have on a region. But when the storm passes, what’s left in its wake?
Cross-Border Commitment To Combat Sewage Crisis
California Governor Gavin Newsom and his counterpart from Baja California Norte, Jaime Bonilla, on Wednesday pledged to work as partners in combating toxic sewage flows from Tijuana into the South Bay as the cross-border crisis continues to threaten the health of thousands of San Diego County residents.
The persistent flow of toxic sewage from Mexico into the South Bay is one the most pressing problems facing both Baja California Norte and the state of California.
Opinion: On Water, California And Feds Need To Work Together For The Benefit Of Fish, Farmers And 27 Million People
We face an important opportunity to finally put the seemingly permanent conflicts that have defined water and environmental management in California behind us, but not if we let it drift away.
This new era of opportunity springs from a common recognition that our ways of doing business have failed to meet the needs of all interests.
We have a choice: continue to live the never- ending “Groundhog Day” of conflict, apocalyptic rhetoric and litigation, or embrace the opportunities to meaningfully improve the way we make decisions and get things done for the good of all.
