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Water Main Break Causes Sinkhole Closing I-5 Ramp At Mission Bay Drive For Hours

City of San Diego crews worked through the night to repair a sinkhole closing a popular route in or out of Pacific Beach just north of Garnet Avenue. A 30-inch transmission water pipeline burst Monday, prompting the closure of the Interstate 5 off-ramp to Mission Bay Drive. The break, reported before noon, created a massive sinkhole estimated at more than 30 feet in diameter on the northbound lanes of Mission Bay Drive at Damon Avenue.

Californians Slashed Water Use, but We Still Use More Than The US Average

Between 2015 and 2010, Californians slashed their water use by seventeen percent, according to the US Geological Survey report. During that time, the state was gripped by the worst drought in modern times, and Governor Brown declared the first-ever mandatory water restrictions. But despite the savings, Californians still use more water than residents of many East Coast states. As of September 2017, Californians use 110 gallons per person per day for outdoor and indoor consumption. Meanwhile, in Connecticut, residents needed just 35 gallons of water per person per day in 2015 – less than half the national average of 82 gallons per person per day.

Dudek to Study Rainbow Municipal Water District Groundwater Recovery Potential

Dudek will be studying the possibility of the Rainbow Municipal Water District obtaining some of its water supply from the Bonsall Groundwater Basin of the San Luis Rey River. The board voted 5-0 to approve a $572,903 contract with Dudek, Oct. 24, to provide engineering services for studies which would bring a Bonsall Groundwater Basin desalter project closer to implementation. “This project is to evaluate what water rights we have in the Bonsall basin and the feasibility of extracting that,” Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy said.

Academy Offers Emerging Leaders Foundational Lessons About Water

Few issues are more important to me than inspiring young leaders to become advocates for a clean, reliable supply of water that supports everything we do in San Diego County – from our manufacturing and biotech businesses, to our farms, to our incredible tourism industry. And there’s no better way to understand the complexities of water than the Citizens Water Academy, an award-winning, innovative program of the San Diego County Water Authority designed to educate up-and-coming professionals about our region’s most vital natural resources.

Testing the Waters: Submarine Could Surface with Answer to Clean Water

There is something lurking in the water of Lake Jennings. It’s not a sea monster, but rather a tiny submarine that is part of a study testing the lake’s water quality. On October 30th, a harmless dye called rota-meen was put into Lake Jennings by Scripps to track the mixing of purified water with the water of the lake. Now more than ever, San Diego needs a study supply of water. They will collect the data with a submersible drone. Using advanced purified water could mean less water would need to be imported from the Colorado River.

California’s New Salton Sea Plan Won’t Stop Environmental Disaster, Redlands Expert Says

California’s Water Resources Control Board described its new Salton Sea plan as a landmark agreement, but at least one expert is questioning the modified approach, calling it “Band-Aids to a very serious environmental disaster.” With water deliveries from the Colorado River coming to a halt at the end of this year, the shrinking lake will be reduced at an even faster rate, which the state says poses a public health risk due to particulate air pollution by dust blown from the exposed lake bed.

Solana Center’s Discounted Rain Barrel Program

Did you know just one inch of rain yields 650 gallons per every 1,000 square feet of roof space? Solana Center, in partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority, has brought back the discounted rain barrel program for San Diego County residents. Not only do rain barrels conserve precious water, they help protect our watershed and oceans by reducing urban water runoff, which is a major source of ocean pollution. The 50-gallon rain barrels are made of 100 percent recycled material and come with all the parts to start catching water now.

California Homeowners Could Get A Tax Break To Capture Rainwater In Their Backyards

It was raining and Judy Adler had a broken gutter. What could have been a simple repair turned into an effort to capture rain and use it for her backyard pond. Since late 2009, Adler has collected up to 11,000 gallons of rain annually at her Walnut Creek home. “This is doable,” she said. “This is Tinker Toy stuff.” More people could follow in Adler’s steps under a bill in the California Legislature. The proposal, which would encourage homeowners to collect rainwater, could make its way onto the 2018 statewide ballot.

California Commits to Long-Term Plan to Save the Receding Salton Sea

The State Water Resources Control Board Tuesday committed to an annual timetable for habitat restoration and dust suppression projects aimed at rehabilitating the Salton Sea over the course of the next decade. The agreement sets milestones for completing projects within the $383 million Salton Sea Management Plan, which calls for construction of 29,800 acres of ponds, wetlands and dust suppression projects to restore the receding lake, beginning with 500 acres in 2018, increasing to 4,200 acres by 2028. The agreement also includes committing to a long-term plan — to be created by 2022 — that goes beyond the initial 10-year plan.

California Approves Rescue Plan for Shrinking Salton Sea

California regulators on Tuesday approved a plan to spend nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state’s largest lake, a vital migratory stop for birds and a buffer against swirling dust in farming towns. Funding for the Salton Sea is unclear but the plan enjoyed support of major water agencies and environmental advocacy groups and preserves a fragile peace among urban and rural areas in California on distributing the state’s share of Colorado River water.