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Oceanside’s Plan to Recycle Water Gets a Boost From the EPA

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

Oceanside’s major water reclamation project is getting a financial injection from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The EPA is loaning Oceanside nearly $70 million to help finance the city’s water reuse plans. The San Diego County city currently imports most of its water from the Sacramento Bay-Delta and the Colorado River.

The federal loan for the $158 million project will ultimately help Oceanside generate three to five million gallons of drinking water a day.

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Oceanside Gets $69 Million Loan for Critically Important Recycled Water Project

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

Oceanside received a $69 million federal loan Thursday that will pay for almost half of the city’s ambitious drinking water recycling project.

The Pure Water Oceanside project will provide 32% of the city’s water by 2022. It will be the first operating advanced water purification facility in San Diego County, beating San Diego’s considerably larger recycling project.
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Conservationists Split Over Poseidon Desal Project’s Potential to Help Bolsa Chica Wetlands

/in , /by /Voice of OCby Brandon Pho

Along a Huntington Beach coastline dotted with oil rigs and a power plant, one of California’s largest remaining saltwater marshes has been a source of pride for local environmentalists.

But the marsh, known as the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, is endangered despite a years-long struggle to pull together sufficient public funding for its upkeep.

Nearby, the Poseidon Water Co., which has been in a decades-long, controversial fight to build a seawater desalination plant next to the AES energy station at the south end of the city, has justified its project partly with a promise to finance the wetlands’ conservation.

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County to Open Erosion Control Center in Alpine for Valley Fire Victims

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

San Diego County will open an erosion control center in Alpine Thursday to help businesses and homeowners prevent debris flows in the areas burned by the Valley Fire.

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IID Files Opposition in California Supreme Court Battle With Farmer Michael Abatti

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

The years-long fight between the Imperial Irrigation District and farmer Michael Abatti over control of Colorado River water could be nearing its grand finale in the California Supreme Court. After Abatti requested last month that the state’s highest judicial body take up his case, the water district filed its opposition on Monday.

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Supervisors OK Park Land Purchase, Set Hearing for Valley Center Preserve

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Debbie Sklar

San Diego County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to increase the size of a recreational area in a South Bay community, and set a hearing on a Valley Center preserve addition. The board approved spending $1.07 million on 2.75 acres for the county- owned Otay Valley Regional Park Trail, located on the east side of Heritage Road and south of Main Street in Chula Vista.

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Olivenhain Municipal Water District Recycled Water Expansion Project is Project of the Year

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

Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s Recycled Water Pipeline Extension 153A was recognized September 10 as a 2020 Project of the Year by the San Diego and Imperial County Chapter of the American Public Works Association at its virtual awards event. The pipeline extension connected the Surf Cup Sports youth soccer fields in San Diego to OMWD’s recycled water distribution system. By allowing Surf Cup to convert the irrigation of 55 acres of grass fields to recycled water, OMWD has reduced potable water demands for irrigation by up to 100 million gallons per year.

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Outcry from Environmental Groups Prompts San Diego to Retreat from Proposed Merger

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

Outcry from local environmental groups prompted San Diego officials Tuesday to retreat from plans to merge three longtime advisory boards that are focused on trees, marshland and green energy.

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WaterSmart Landscape Contest Winner Creates Wildlife Habitat

/in , , /by /Water News Network

The winner of the Olivenhain Municipal Water District 2020 WaterSmart Landscape Contest created a wildlife habitat by removing grass and replacing it with climate-appropriate plants. The District’s Board of Directors honored Laura Lisauskas as the winner of the contest during its September 9 meeting.

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Sweeping Support: San Diego’s Street Sweeping Program Balances Water Quality and Pandemic Needs

/in , , /by /Stormwater magazine

In order to make the most of street sweeping programs, many communities pair their street sweeping efforts with a parking restriction schedule. In March and April, as states implemented stay-at-home orders and business either closed, reduced hours, or moved their employees to remote work, may communities modified their sweeping programs—either pausing sweeping entirely or, as is the case in San Diego, California, pausing parking enforcement.

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