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Poseidon Failed to Start Wetlands Restoration on Time, Says Coastal Commission

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl

Poseidon Resources, the company that built and operates the Carlsbad seawater desalination plant, is in violation of its California Coastal Commission permit for the restoration of wetlands habitat at the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge in South San Diego Bay.

A permit the commission approved April 30, 2021, required Poseidon to start the restoration work by Oct. 30, 2021, according to a staff report prepared for next week’s Coastal Commission meeting. The work has not started, although it is on track to begin this fall.

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Helix Water District Names Brian Olney New General Manager

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

The Helix Water District Board of Directors appointed Brian Olney as the organization’s new general manager, effective September 1, 2022. Olney was previously the Assistant General Manager and before that, the water district’s Director of Water Quality and System Operations.  He has 28 years of experience in the water industry.

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How to Properly Install Irrigation for a New Water-Saving Home Landscape

/in , , /by /Times of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Successfully installing water-saving irrigation starts long before you get out your tools. You need to complete an assessment of your landscape plan’s specific water needs, draw a complete plan showing the layout, then select your irrigation and purchase your irrigation equipment. If your soil needs amendments (and it almost certainly does), you must get this done first. With all of this important prep work complete, you can start to implement the design.

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The Cost of Clean Water: Inflation, Supply-Chain Snarls Force San Diego to Pay $80M More for Treatment Chemicals

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick

San Diego gave emergency authorization this week to pay an extra $80 million to chemical suppliers that say they need to sharply raise prices because of pandemic-related supply-chain issues, higher fuel costs and rising costs for raw materials due to inflation. City officials say the chemicals are essential for treating sewage and keeping drinking water clean and healthy.

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Sewage Flows Continue in Wake of Tijuana Sewer System Collapse

/in , /by /KPBS-FM/TVby Erik Anderson

U.S. and Mexican officials are doing their best to cope with two major sewage line breaks in a Tijuana canyon.

As a result, Mexico shut down the pump station in the Tijuana River channel allowing more than 30 million gallons of sewage-tainted water to cross the border into the United States every day.

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Water-Use Efficiency Rebates for Businesses

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

As extreme drought grips the Southwest, businesses across California are taking a variety of water-saving actions. The San Diego County Water Authority and its 24 member agencies offer business rebates and other incentives to help businesses save money while saving water.

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San Diego News Fix: Why California Can’t Just Conserve its Way Out of the Drought

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Kristy Totten Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board spoke with executives from the San Diego County Water Authority on Tuesday.

They discussed rate increases, what’s needed to secure California’s water future, and why we can’t conserve our way out of the drought.

Plus, they give tips on the one thing we should all be doing to improve our water situation.

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Northern California Tops Southland in Water Conservation as Savings Improve Statewide

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Salvador Hernandez

New data suggest Californians are steadily reducing water usage in the face of severe drought, although cities and towns in the northern part of the state are cutting back more than those in the thirsty and more heavily populated south.

Water use in cities and towns across the state decreased 7.6% in June when compared with the same month in 2020 — significantly short of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s voluntary 15% goal last year, but a significant shift compared with the previous month, according to data released by the State Water Resources Control Board. In May, statewide savings were just 3.1%.

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Ventura County’s City-by-City Guide to Water-Use Restrictions Amid California Drought

/in , , /by /VC Starby Cheri Carlson, Brian J. Varela, Wes Woods II, and Mike Harris

After California’s record dry start to the year, efforts to conserve water have created a patchwork of rules for residents that sometimes vary by city or even by neighborhood.

Emergency regulations took effect statewide, prohibiting water waste and requiring water providers to address a 20% water shortage.

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California imposed stricter rules for several communities in Ventura, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.

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Pipeline Collapse Sends Sewage Across US-Mexico Border

/in , /by /KPBSby Erik Anderson

A major Tijuana pipeline collapse is causing a lot of sewage-tainted water to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

The cross-border flow began Sunday night, and is expected to continue flowing across the border at a rate of more than 30 million gallons a day.

An estimated 49.9 million gallons have already entered the United States.

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