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Earth Week Cleanup in San Diego County

/in , , /by /San Diego Community News Group

After its postponement and production of a smaller cleanup in 2020 due to COVID-19, I Love A Clean San Diego County returns its Creek to Bay Cleanup to its traditional annual date during Earth Week on Saturday, April 24.

This year’s environmental event will operate under the decentralized, socially-distanced model introduced last year where volunteers clean up close to their homes. Organizers aim to double the event’s litter removal impact by issuing a 30,000-pound, one-day challenge to all participants. This is an opportunity for all county residents to safely volunteer and cleanup streets, parks, canyons and beaches within their own neighborhoods. Free online volunteer registration opened on April 1 at CreektoBay.org.

 

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Cadiz Faces New Suit Over Water Pipeline

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Business Journalby Howard Fine

Another legal challenge has been launched against a project by downtown-based water infrastructure company Cadiz Inc. to pump and transport water from its desert aquifer to connect with existing water conveyance systems. This latest lawsuit was filed March 23 against the Bureau of Land Management by the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice and the Sierra Club.

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High Clouds, Cooler Weather Predicted for San Diego County

/in , , /by /KPBS-FM/TVby City News Service

Marginally cooler weather was predicted Sunday for San Diego County, with an expansive shield of high clouds, the National Weather Service said.

The marine layer should be sufficient to generate some sprinkles across the coastal basin Monday night into early Tuesday, and possibly again Tuesday night, with minimal accumulations expected, the NWS said.

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San Diego’s Soaring Water Rates Have Avocado, Other Growers Eyeing Break with County

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribueby Joshua Emerson Smith Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Many avocado growers in San Diego have gone out of business in recent years as they struggle with the rising cost of water, says Charlie Wolk as he walks through a recently forsaken grove in Rainbow that he tended for more than a decade.

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Two North County Water Districts Want to Leave San Diego County Water Authority

/in , /by /KUSI-TV by KUSI Newsroom

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Two North County water districts want to leave the San Diego County Water Authority and start buying their water from a large water agency in Riverside County where they claim they can save millions of dollars.

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Drought Conditions Worsen in California After Prolonged Warm, Dry Weather

/in , , /by /Ventura County Starby Cheri Carlson

Ventura County has moved into severe drought conditions as it wraps up what is typically the rainiest months of the year.

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CWA Waives Late Penalty for Rainbow Payment

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

The electronic payment the Rainbow Municipal Water District made to the San Diego County Water Authority didn’t process by the date it was due, so Rainbow was assessed a late penalty. The fault was in the electronic processing rather than Rainbow’s lack of a payment attempt, so March 25, the SDCWA board unanimously approved a waiver of the penalty.

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Water Agencies in Rural Fallbrook and Rainbow Move Forward With Plans to Leave County Authority

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The water agencies in Fallbrook and Rainbow announced Thursday they will move forward with an effort to leave the San Diego County Water Authority and join the Eastern Municipal Water District in southwest Riverside County.

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Rancho Water Receives $3.5M Grant for Vail Dam Rehabilitation

/in , /by /Valley News

The Rancho California Water District received a nearly $3.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency which will fund up to 75% of Phase 1 of the Vail Dam Hazard Mitigation Project. Phase 1 has already begun and includes pre-construction activities such as design, environmental compliance and permitting to upgrade the dam at Vail Lake, located east of Temecula.

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FPUD Approves Programmable Logic Controller Contract for Reclamation Plant

/in , /by /Village News (Fallbrook)by Joe Naiman

The Fallbrook Public Utility District approved a contract with SCADA Integrations to upgrade the conveyor system at FPUD’s Water Reclamation Plant with a programmable logic controller system.

A 5-0 FPUD board vote Monday, March 22, approved the request for proposals submission from SCADA Integrations. The upgrade will be constructed in two phases, and the contract has a total value of $128,470.

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