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Long Criticized for Inaction at Salton Sea, California says it’s All-In on Effort to Preserve State’s Largest Lake

/in , , /by /Western Water (Water Education Foundation)by Gary Pitzer

The Salton Sea in California’s far southeast corner has challenged policymakers and local agencies alike to save the desert lake – a vital stop for migrating birds – from becoming a fetid, hyper-saline water body inhospitable to wildlife and a source of choking dust. The state of California, long derided for its failure to act in the past, says it is now moving full-bore to address the sea’s problems, with ambitious plans for wildlife habitat and dust suppression. Skeptics say addressing the sea’s issues is vital not only for the sea and surrounding communities, but for management of the Colorado River as well.

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San Diego Local Water Supply Projects Get Big Funding Boost

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

Two major water projects in San Diego County this week received a major financial boost to enhance the region’s water supply. The East County Advanced Water Purification Project was approved for up to $91.8 million and a project in the City of Escondido was approved for up to $23.4 million.

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FPUD Approves 2020-2021 Budget

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

The Fallbrook Public Utility District will adopt its calendar year 2021 rates in December, but the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget has been approved.

A 5-0 FPUD board vote, June 22, approved the 2020-2021 budget. The budget will be used as the base for the 2021 rates and charges when the board considers those during its final scheduled meeting of 2020.

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Helix Water District Creates WaterSmart Demonstration Landscape

/in , , /by /Water News Network

Helix Water District recently completed a new demonstration landscape outside of its administration building in La Mesa. The project is intended to inspire and educate the surrounding communities to install WaterSmart landscaping, and it serves as an example that residents can use to help design their own landscaping.

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State Funds Expand City Water Reuse Projects

/in , , /by /The Coast News Groupby Samantha Nelson

The city received $4.565 million in state grant funding to expand its water reuse efforts, with most of the funds going toward its Pure Water Oceanside Project.

The city received the money from the Department of Water Resources through the state’s Integrated Regional Water Management Program. The program supports water reuse programs like Oceanside’s to increase the state’s water sustainability.

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Opinion: Failure to Renew SDG&E Franchise Would Put San Diego at Risk

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Nate Fairman, Jeremy Abrams and Keith Maddox

San Diego Gas & Electric linemen understand risk.

The women and men of IBEW Local 465 are essential workers who put their lives on the line every day. They climb electrical poles with nothing but a safety belt and steel spikes between them and a 100-foot fall. They wear protective equipment to weld and maintain the safest gas system in the nation. When a fire strikes, or a storm takes down power lines, they are first responders. Utility workers assess risks every day to keep the lights on and the gas flowing for millions of San Diego families.
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Pipelines Assessed in Record Time with Latest Technology

/in , , /by /Water News Networkby Kristiene Gong Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority’s asset management team recently celebrated the completion of a comprehensive condition assessment of more than 27 miles of the agency’s oldest pipelines. The assessment was performed in record time over just 16 months.

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The State Budget Includes $47 Million for the Salton Sea, Here’s How It Will Be Spent

/in , , /by /KESQ (Palm Springs)by Madison Weil

California’s state budget includes $47 million to help the Salton Sea. The new budget was signed by Governor Newsom last month. The ongoing crisis at the Salton Sea has created environmental and human health concerns that have been discussed for decades. “Already we have the largest rate of pediatric asthma hospitalization in the entire state,” said Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, 36th district.

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Local Teen Creates Torrey Pine Prototype to Help Fight Water Crisis

/in , , /by /ABC 10 News (San Diego)by Vanessa Paz

Among being big, bold and beautiful, the Torrey Pine tree could also be the solution when it comes to helping with the world’s water crisis.

“As a child we would go hiking there [Torrey Pines] every single weekend and see how there were giant puddles under the tree.”

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211 San Diego Offers Help With Food, Housing, Utility Bills and More During Pandemic

/in , , /by /East County Magazine (San Diego)by Helen Horvath

The answer to resolving many COVID-19 roadblocks faced by our community members can be found at 2-1-1 San Diego through its Community Information Exchange ecosystem.

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