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County Board Approves $350K to Support Salton Sea Rehab

/in , , /by /KESQ TV Palm Springsby City News Service

Riverside County supervisors today approved the allocation of $350,000 from an environmental improvement fund to support efforts to restore the dying Salton Sea.

In a 5-0 vote without comment, the supervisors authorized the disbursal from the Coachella Valley Air Quality Enhancement Fund to help pay for the planned north end restoration of the 360-square mile lake, which will include the establishment of a lagoon to overlay exposed playa and mitigate the resulting atmospheric impacts.

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OPINION: The Future of Water

/in , , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Marie Waldron

With the recent heavy rains, our water supply may not be at the top of everyone’s worry list. Even so, last week the San Diego County Water Authority gave an update on the future of water in our region.

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Pair of North County Water Districts Vote to Detach from SDCWA

/in , , /by /The Daily Transcriptby Thor Biberman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The boards of the Rainbow Municipal Water District and the Fallbrook Public Utilities District have each adopted resolutions of application to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority.

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New Oxygenation System to Improve Water Quality at San Diego Reservoir

/in , , /by /WaterWorld (San Diego, Calif.)by San Diego County Water Authority Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department last week took a major step toward completing an innovative project to improve water quality in Lake Hodges. A newly installed oxygenation system, designed by city engineers, will introduce highly oxygenated water to the bottom of the reservoir to reduce the accumulation of excess nutrients and harmful algae growth.

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New Leader Selected at the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District

/in , /by /InlandEmpire.USby News Staff

San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District did not have to look far to find its new General Manager. At its Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, after a statewide search for the best candidate to lead the regional water resource agency, Valley District’s Board of Directors announced the selection of Heather Dyer as its new General Manager.

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New Rebates For WaterSmart Irrigation Devices in San Diego County

/in , , /by /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

A new rebate program for irrigation devices is available to qualified landscape contractors in San Diego County.

The WaterSmart Contractor Incentive Program, or WSCIP, is designed to help commercial, public and agricultural property owners improve water-use efficiency in large landscapes, through rebates for irrigation hardware upgrades. School districts, universities, and other organizations are also eligible.

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Water Purification Project’s Environmental Report Responds to Public Concerns

/in , /by /Coastal View (Carpinteria, Calif.)by Debra Herrick

On Dec. 16, Carpinteria Valley Water District’s (CVWD) Board of Directors unanimously certified the final environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (CAPP) which involves the construction of a new advanced water purification facility, conveyance pipelines and injection wells to treat recycled water.

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Commentary: How San Diego Water Agency is Seeking to Protect Ratepayers

/in , , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors is committed to resolving litigation over rates and charges with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. After months of detailed, confidential settlement discussions with best efforts by both parties, no settlement has yet been reached. However, the Water Authority remains optimistic about finding a resolution — all the more so after the Metropolitan board voted on Tuesday to spend $285.6 million in support of the City of San Diego’s Pure Water project.

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San Diego Projects Improve Water Quality, Fish Habitat

/in , , /by /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce

Two projects underway will enhance fish habitat and water quality at Murray Reservoir.

The reservoir in Mission Trails Regional Park is owned by the City of San Diego and operated by its Public Utilities Department.

“As stewards of the area, it is important for us to improve and enhance the environment in and around Murray Reservoir,” said Shauna Lorance, director of the San Diego Public Utilities Department. “Working closely with state and local agencies allows us to better achieve this goal.”

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County Water Authority Makes SAWR Permanent

/in , /by /The East County Californian (El Cajon, Calif.)by Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority has a program called the Transitional Special Agricultural Water Rate, and the SDCWA will be transitioning the TSAWR into a permanent program.

A unanimous CWA board vote on Nov. 21 approved making the SAWR permanent. An annual review of the SAWR will be conducted in conjunction with other rates and charges and the cost of service process to determine SAWR rates is expected to be completed in spring 2020.

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