You are now in Media Coverage San Diego County category.

San Diego Steps Up as Water Authority’s ‘Sugar Daddy’

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

When the region’s water importer said it was hurting for cash, the city of San Diego said: I’ll be your sugar daddy.  That’s basically what happened last week after the San Diego County Water Authority – in charge of getting water from the Colorado River and northern California to San Diego – broke the news to its 22 customer water districts that its prices were going up 39 percent over the next two years. Mayor Todd Gloria pushed back on the increase, calling on his board members to find a way to soften the blow on San Diegans.

Full Story

Water Authority Begins Three-year Project on Oldest Aqueduct

/in , /by /The Coast News Group Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A three-year construction project on San Diego’s oldest aqueduct is underway, with the San Diego County Water Authority leading the $66 million effort to upgrade the infrastructure. Work on the project, known as the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement Project, is slated to run through summer 2026 and is intended to retrofit 99 structures connected to two water pipelines.

Full Story

A Drying Salton Sea: Research Finds Higher Particulate Pollution After Water Diverted to San Diego

/in , /by /Phys.org

When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, finds a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Full Story

Supreme Court Could Upend America’s Clean Water Rules

/in , /by /Newsweekby Jordan King

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water rules.

In April, President Joe Biden’s administration and the EPA introduced national limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. These PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been linked to health concerns such as cancer.

Full Story

San Diego Mayor Pushes Back on Huge Countywide Water Rate Hike

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

It’s been a rainy couple of years – and that means the region’s water importer and seller is hurting for cash. To help cover that gap, among other growing costs of its massive water infrastructure system, the San Diego County Water Authority proposed increasing water rates by up to 39 percent in the next two years.

Full Story

San Diego County is on Track for Much Higher Water Rates. Expect Your Bill to Go Up — but by How Much?

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Local water agencies are bracing for much higher wholesale water costs, after the County Water Authority board voted unanimously Thursday to move a rate hike proposal forward to a June 27 final vote.

Full Story

Fire Burned at Water Treatment Facility in Santee

/in , /by /NBC San Diegoby Danielle Smith

Crews battled a blaze that broke out Wednesday afternoon at a water treatment plant being built in Santee, fire officials said.

The fire sparked at 12001 Fanita Py at around 3 p.m. due to a heating process used to merge plastic pipes, according to the Santee Fire Department.

Full Story

‘Mexico Does Not Deserve Money’ Until Water Debt to Us is Paid, Lawmaker Says

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sandra Sanchez

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, gave a fiery speech on the House floor Wednesday urging her fellow lawmakers to withhold funds to Mexico until it sends the water it owes to South Texas and the United States.

Full Story

California Electric Vehicle Requirements Raise Questions on Funding

/in , /by /CBS 8by Regina Yurrita, Emily Isaacman

A California regulation that requires government agencies to transition diesel fuel work cars to electric vehicles is prompting questions on how to access funding for the new vehicles.  Helix Water District in East San Diego County is one government agency that has had to figure out how to pay for all electric cars to comply with the new state requirements.

Full Story

Rainbow MWD Approves $10M Financing Agreement for Capital Projects

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

The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be paying for $10 million of capital projects and equipment with a loan.

A 5-0 Rainbow board vote April 23 approved a resolution authorizing an installment purchase agreement with U.S. Bank to finance the infrastructure and equipment. The loan will begin as a line of credit with a variable interest rate before converting to a 4.7% fixed rate for the remainder of the ten-year period.

Full Story