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Menos de un mes después de cerrar un acuerdo con un distrito de agua del condado de Riverside, la junta directiva de la Autoridad del Agua del Condado de San Diego se dispone a considerar otro convenio con una agencia hídrica distinta del condado vecino del norte.

El jueves, la junta considerará suministrar a Eastern Municipal Water District of Southern California un volumen anual de 10.000 acres-pie durante 21 años, a una tarifa en el primer año de alrededor de 1.350 dólares por acre-pie. Además, si se aprueba, Eastern realizará una compra anticipada de otros 30.000 acres-pie por 19 millones de dólares. En total, en los primeros cinco años del acuerdo, la autoridad del agua generaría 74 millones de dólares en nuevos ingresos.

In what local water officials are calling a victory, the San Diego County Water Authority Board Members agreed unanimously Thursday to sell water to the Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County.

Leaders from both agencies said regional cooperation is essential as climate variability and economic pressures reshape long‑term planning and underscore the need for fresh approaches that sustain water affordability and reliability.

Flush with water supplies amid dry conditions statewide, the San Diego County Water Authority‘s board on Thursday voted to approve the second long-term sale to customers in Riverside County.

Last month, the Water Authority signed 21-year deal with Western Municipal Water District in southwest Riverside County to supply 10,000 acre-feet of water — enough for 30,000 households — for $13 million annually.

The Santa Fe Irrigation District and San Dieguito Water District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 31 to mark the completion of a new solar project at the R.E. Badger Filtration Treatment Plant in Rancho Santa Fe, expected to produce about 80% of the jointly owned plant’s annual energy needs.

According to a news release, the new solar installation atop the plant’s clearwell structure will generate 574 KW of clean, renewable energy to help power facility operations, reduce long-term electricity costs and lower both districts’ carbon footprint. The project will provide a total benefit of approximately $4 million over the solar panels’ 25-year lifespan.

For more than a century, shoreline stations operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have measured water temperatures along the California coast. This year, they are flashing a warning sign.

Over the last three months, several stations have repeatedly posted record-breaking daily high temperatures – with the La Jolla station registering temperatures a full 10F above historical average at one point last month.