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San Diego International Airport Collects Over Two Million Gallons of Stormwater

/in , , /by /KUSI News San Diegoby News Staff

In its first year of operation, an innovative stormwater capture and re-use system at San Diego International Airport has collected more than two million gallons.

The airport collects rain that falls on the roof of the Terminal 2 Parking Plaza, diverting it from becoming runoff that can pollute San Diego Bay. This water is fed into the airport’s central plant, where it is used in place of potable water to help heat and cool the terminals.

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California Water Cutbacks Could Take Large Area of Farmland Out of Production

/in , /by /National Public Radio (NPR)by Kerry Klein

The state of California is gearing up to regulate its groundwater. By some estimates, water cutbacks could result in half a million acres of farmland taken out of production.

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Los Angeles May Store Water Under an Owens Valley Lake Drained to Fill its Faucets

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun
LONE PINE, Calif. — Quick shifts in climate have prompted Los Angeles to consider an unlikely place to bank some of its Sierra Nevada snowmelt: beneath dry Owens Lake, which the city drained starting in 1913 to fill the L.A. Aqueduct and supply a thirsty metropolis.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has launched studies of ambitious plans to store water in the lake’s underground aquifer so that it could be pumped up in summer months and drought years to create pools of water to limit the dust sweeping across the vast lakebed’s salt flats.

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Opinion: Newsom is Being Played by Big Ag on Delta Water

/in , /by /San Jose Mercury Newsby Editorial Board

He won’t admit it, but Gavin Newsom is being played by Big Ag interests as he tries fruitlessly to negotiate a truce in California’s water wars.

The governor’s apparent willingness to play into the hands of monied, agri-business players at the expense of the health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta remains the biggest mystery of his short tenure. It also threatens to trash his reputation as a strong protector of California’s environment.

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Water District Approves Fire Codes with Changes

/in , /by /Ramona Sentinelby Julie Galliant

Fire codes affecting the Ramona Municipal Water District’s territory were accepted with modifications by unanimous approval of the district’s Board of Directors on Dec. 10.

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Water District Boards Move Toward Detachment

/in , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Staff

The boards of directors of the Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utilities District have each adopted Resolutions of Application to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority and annex into the Eastern Municipal Water District, Metropolitan Water District’s wholesaler.

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Airport, Ballast Point Unveil Beer Using Reclaimed Water

/in , /by /The Daily Transcript (San Diego)by Mark Armao

San Diego International Airport recently partnered with Ballast Point to offer flights of a different variety.

Using water that was reclaimed through the airport’s water-conservation program, the local brewery created SAN Test Pilot, a Kolsh-style beer that is now on tap at Ballast Point’s San Diego locations.

 

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Port of San Diego Adopts Resolution Urging Federal Action on Tijuana River Valley Pollution

/in , /by /The Log (San Diego)by Lindsey Glasgow

The Port of San Diego has adopted a joint resolution recommending actions for the federal government to take to eliminate transboundary flows in the Tijuana River Valley. The Port is the state-designated trustee of public resources in and around Imperial Beach, which includes the ocean waters just off the Imperial Beach Pier, an area that is frequently impacted by toxic, sewage polluted water.

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IID Ratifies Revised Water Order

/in , , /by /Imperial Valley Pressby Michael Maresh

EL CENTRO — The Imperial Irrigation board Monday, ratified revising its 2019 water order to resolve a longstanding issue between the district and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over the 2010 pre-delivery of water to the Salton Sea.

IID’s revised 2019 water order was submitted last week and now includes an additional 46,546 acre-feet of conserved water. This water will remain in the river to build elevation at Lake Mead to benefit all Colorado River water users.

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Water News Network Top 3 Stories of 2019

/in , , /by /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The Water News Network’s top three stories of 2019 reflect the San Diego region’s interest in water conservation, sustainable landscaping, and successful efforts to diversify water supply sources.

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