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Vallecitos Water District Helps San Marcos Coffee Farmer Brew Success

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

San Diego County agriculture is well-known for citrus and avocados. Kyle Rosa is counting on coffee joining this list. Rosa, owner of Bluetail Coffee Grove, started growing coffee on a 2.5-acre farm in San Marcos last year. After 15 years in the finance industry, Rosa and his wife moved from San Francisco to start their new venture. The new farmer quickly turned to the Vallecitos Water District for help establishing smart water use and efficient systems to irrigate his six different specific types of coffee.

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Election Results: IID Heading for a Shakeup While Incumbents Holding on at Coachella Valley Water Boards

/in , , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

Water districts races in the Coachella Valley on the Nov. 3 ballot saw all their incumbents holding onto leads by Wednesday afternoon, but Imperial Irrigation District’s board of directors appeared to be headed for a board shakeup.

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Portion of Los Cerritos Wetlands Could be Remediated

/in , , /by /The Logby Parimal M. Rohit

The California Coastal Commission, on Nov. 6, will be considering a permit application to replace a stretch of shallow contaminated sediment at Los Cerritos Wetlands with clean sediment. Los Cerritos Wetlands, LLC, filed the remediation request with the Coastal Commission.

About 0.47 acres of the Synergy Oil Field at Los Cerritos Wetlands – which is relatively close to Alamitos Bay Marina and Naples Island in Long Beach – has, according to Coastal Commission staff, been used “as a disposal site for oil field-related wastes.”

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FPUD Rejects Bids for Granulated Activated Carbon System

/in , /by /Village Newsby Joe Naiman

The Fallbrook Public Utility District will be repeating the bid process for granular activated carbon treatment system equipment. A 5-0 FPUD board vote Oct. 27 rejected both bids submitted earlier in the month and directed district staff to readvertise the procurement of the treatment equipment for bid.

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FPUD Outlines Rate Setting Process

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

A presentation at the Oct. 26 Fallbrook Public Utility District board meeting outlined the process of setting calendar year 2021 rates. The presentation was a nonvoting item, but the FPUD board members expressed no objection to the schedule.

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Two Pressure Reducing Stations to be Included in Fairview Infrastructure

/in , /by /Village Newsby Joe Naiman

The Rainbow Municipal Water District infrastructure to be funded by the planned Fairview development project will include two pressure reducing stations as well as water and sewer pipelines. Rainbow’s Oct. 27 board meeting included a 4-0 vote, with Helene Brazier unable to participate, to approve an agreement between the district and D.R. Horton for the construction of the water district’s infrastructure.

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Rainbow Approves Testing Contract With Palomar Backflow

/in , /by /Village Newsby Joe Naiman

The Rainbow Municipal Water District approved a contract with Palomar Backflow to test Rainbow’s backflow devices. Helene Brazier could not participate in the Oct. 27 board meeting, but the other four board members all voted to approve the professional services agreement with Palomar Backflow.

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Helix Water District Honors Student Artists

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen Pearlman

The pandemic has changed the way many students are attending school, but the health emergency did not stop more than 150 local kids from taking part in the annual Helix Water District art contest.

The water district honored 10 student artists for their winning “Water Is Life” posters. The district held a virtual awards ceremony during its Oct. 28 board meeting.

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Unseasonably Warm Weather Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday

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

Unseasonably warm weather is expected Wednesday and Thursday throughout San Diego County, then a cold front will arrive on Friday and bring a slight chance of rain in most of the region this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

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Simpson Sandblasting Given FPUD Contract for 2.8 Million Gallon Reservoir

/in , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman

The painting and coating of the Fallbrook Public Utility District’s 2.8-million-gallon reservoir in De Luz will be performed by Simpson Sandblasting. A 5-0 FPUD board vote Monday, Oct. 26, approved a contract with Simpson Sandblasting for the Fontana company’s bid of $648,274.

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