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Amid the Wasteland of the Salton Sea, a Miraculous But Challenging Oasis is Born

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun

It came as a bittersweet surprise to biologists and government agencies monitoring the steadily shrinking Salton Sea’s slide toward death by choking dust storms and salt.

Thousands of acres of exposed lake bed have become, of all things, the unintended beneficiaries of lush marshlands that are homes for endangered birds and fish at the outlets of agricultural and urban runoff that used to flow directly into the Salton Sea.

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Rancho Cucamonga-Based Water District Reports Data Breach

/in , , /by /Daily Bulletin (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)by Eric Licas

Unauthorized access of a server used to process payments for a San Bernardino County water utility may have exposed some customers’ billing information to theft, authorities disclosed last week.

Central Square, an outside vendor for the Cucamonga Valley Water District, reported that a server handling one-time credit card transactions for the utility had been breached between Aug. 26 and Oct. 14, CVWD officials said Dec. 4 in a post on the utility website.

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Opinion: Golf course, CVWD Cooperation Key to Keeping Groundwater Control Local

/in , /by /Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)by Craig Kessler

Everyone knows the proverb about the man who falls off the Empire State Building and half way to the sidewalk below concludes, “so far, so good.” It’s the story we use to describe the most foolish of complacencies. 

The proverb is much too extreme to describe the Coachella Valley golf community’s relationship with water. Our complacency is not nearly as irrational, but it too is a complacency unsupported by fact or circumstance.

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With Water Crisis Over, Poway Businesses Regroup

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry Jones

Restaurants in Poway reopened Saturday morning after six days of darkness, with owners and employees happy to be back at work, but upset about the costly interruption to their businesses and lives.
A week ago, restaurants, bars and other businesses that handled food — about 190 in all — were ordered to close by the county’s health department after the state issued a boil-water advisory for the entire city.

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Poway’s Boil-Water Advisory Lifted by State After 6 Days

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

The boil-water advisory in effect for 50,000 Poway residents was lifted by state authorities late Friday afternoon.

“Effective immediately, the precautionary boil water advisory has been lifted,” the city announced at 6 p.m. “Poway water customers can use tap water for all purposes.”

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Recent Storms Bolster County Water Supply

/in , , /by /NBC7 San Diegoby Llarisa Abreu Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

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

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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

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

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.

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LIFE IN OCEANSIDE: Oceanside to Purify Recycled Water for a More Sustainable Future

/in , /by /KGTV 10 News San Diegoby Amanda Brandeis

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

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It’s One of Arizona’s Most Precious Rivers. Hundreds of New Wells May Leave it Running Dry

/in , /by /azcentral (Phoenix, Ariz.)by Ian James and Rob O'Dell

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.

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