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Tens of Thousands of San Diegans Are in Debt Over Their Water Bills

/in , , /by /NBC7 San Diegoby Bob Hansen and Nicholas Kjeldgaard Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The coronavirus pandemic shook the economy of the United States and San Diego.

More than 100,000 people in San Diego County lost their jobs last year, and many have made tough choices financially. That’s led, in part, to nearly a billion dollars in statewide water-bill debt, according to a new report from the state water board.

“Folks are trying to scrape by and make ends meet,” said Allen Carlisle, the CEO & general manager of Padre Dam Municipal Water District. “The first things on our minds are those families who are struggling and how do we try to help them?”

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Mulching for Water-Use Efficiency

/in , , /by /Water News Network

Even though temperatures rarely drop below freezing in most parts of Southern California, many people overlook winter when it comes to caring for their native plants and traditional landscapes. There are many things that can help keep landscapes healthy and water-efficient, especially during the winter months when there is more natural rainfall. One of these things is to use a layer of mulch to prevent water loss and insulate landscapes during colder times.

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Snow Blankets the Mountains and Winds Shut Down COVID-19 Vaccinations Near Petco

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins and Karen Kucher

One of the biggest coastal wind storms in years walloped San Diego County Monday and ushered in heavy snow that blanketed the region’s mountains and driving rain that nudged wildland areas away from the precipice of drought.

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‘It’s Working’: Boom System Set Up in Tijuana Stops Piles of Trash from Flowing into California

/in , , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Salvador Rivera

It’s been raining in the Tijuana-San Diego region since Friday and as it always happens, much of the runoff flows from south of the border through canyons into the U.S. bringing with it tons of trash, debris and plastics.

Only this time, not as much is making its way north thanks to a trash collecting boom system that was set up in Tijuana last week.

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IID to Finalize Conserved Water Payments to Growers

/in , , /by /The Desert Reviewby Betty Miller

A constant agenda item for the Imperial Irrigation District and local growers and landowners has been the payment of conserved water, the On Farm Efficiency Conservation Program. Part of the Quantitative Settlement Agreement of 2003 is the Valley’s commitment to conserve water to send to urban cities on the coast, which the beneficiaries pay. The conserved water was first done by fallowing, which was never a popular direction, but it was unknown how much of the agreed upon water transfer could be done by growers’ efforts.

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Shiver Me Timbers: High Winds Chill Out San Diegans

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby City News Service

The second cold winter storm to arrive in the San Diego area over the past week brought more downpours, mountain snow and high winds to the region Monday. As of early Monday evening, the inclement conditions had delivered up to about three-fifths of an inch of precipitation along the coast and in the local deserts, a little more than an inch in the inland valleys, and almost 2 1/3 inches in parts of the East County highlands, according to the National Weather Service.

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San Diego Optimistic About Federal Legislation to Streamline Permit for Point Loma Sewer Plant

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

Long-awaited federal legislation exempting San Diego from having to get a Clean Water Act waiver every five years has a strong chance of being approved this year, city officials said.

The legislation, which is required for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives 395-4 in November. But the U.S. Senate didn’t vote to approve it.

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Virtual Meeting Addresses Asian Citrus Psyllid Finds in Fallbrook

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

A Jan. 12 virtual meeting addressed the finds of Asian citrus psyllids in Fallbrook. The meeting was hosted by the state’s Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program, which is funded by California growers and administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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Delinquent Water Bills Could Create Problems for Consumers, Providers

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

California’s state water board is warning that residents and water agencies are facing financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.

State officials estimate 1.6 million California households have delinquent water bills. They say that adds up to $1 billion in debt.

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Major Rehabilitation of First Aqueduct Complete

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

The San Diego County Water Authority recently completed a major rehabilitation project on the historic First Aqueduct in North San Diego County. The project renovated and replaced dozens of structures on two large-diameter pipelines, including the historic Pipeline 1. Pipeline 1 delivered the first imported water to the San Diego region in 1947 and remains a vital part of the regional water delivery system. The construction contract for the project was worth approximately $30 million.

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