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Water Officials To Distill $17B California WaterFix At ‘Wet And Wonderful’ Symposium

/in /by /La Cañada Valley Sun (as published by the Los Angeles Times)by Sara Cardine

At a “Wet and Wonderful” symposium at Descanso Gardens Saturday, water officials will promote the necessity of California WaterFix — a $17-billion plan to reengineer the flow of Northern California water past the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into Central and Southern California. The plan involves the installation of two underground tunnels that would bypass the environmentally delicate delta and move Sierra Nevada runoff from the Sacramento River through aqueducts to water districts southward to San Diego.

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$16 Billion WaterFix Would Protect State Water But Raise Water Bills

/in /by /ABC 10 (San Diego)by Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A $16 billion-dollar plan to upgrade California’s water system would increase a ratepayer’s water bill upwards of $3 a month.  However, the Metropolitan Water District and Department of Water Resources said the upgrade is necessary to update a 50-year-old system, improve water reliability, and protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta environment. “It’s absolutely essential that we take care of this,” said Department of Water Resources Director Grant Davis. “This resource is akin to the heart and lungs of the state of California.”

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Council Approves Support Of California WaterFix Program

/in /by /Pasadena Nowby Eddie Rivera

Despite opposition by a number of consumer and water conservation groups, the Pasadena City Council Monday evening unanimously approved a resolution in support of the proposed $16 billion California WaterFix Program, due to be completed in 2030. The resolution is only a policy statement of support and not an official legislative action.

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Water Project Breaks Ground At The Beach

/in /by /Santa Monica Daily Pressby Matthew Hall

Local dignitaries gathered at the Santa Monica Beach on Monday to officially break ground on a new water reuse project designed to help the city reduce its dependency on imported water. The Santa Monica Clean Beached Project will install a large catchment tank under the parking lot near the Santa Monica Pier. The water will be passed through a pre-treatment system before being pumped to the sewer or the SMURFF facility depending on capacity.

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SLIDESHOW: DWP Water Tunnel Protest

/in /by /Los Angeles Daily News

LA Ratepayers and Advocates Rally Against Runaway Rate Hikes, Demand Firing Of DWP Ratepayer Advocate For Siding With Utility, And Call On Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Council To Reject $2,000-$4,000 Delta Tunnels Tax and Rate Hike outside LA City Hall Monday.

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Bipartisan Bill Aims To Rehabilitate Tijuana River Valley After Sewage Spills

/in /by /KPBS

A bipartisan federal bill was introduced Monday that aims to rehabilitate the Tijuana River Valley after a series of sewage spills in the area and to implement ways to prevent future spills. The Tijuana River Valley Comprehensive Protection and Rehabilitation Act of 2017, introduced at a news conference by Reps. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, and Darrell Issa, R-Vista, would provide grant funding and develop a coordinated plan to update the area’s infrastructure to prevent the flooding of sewage, trash and sediment into the area along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Consumer Advocacy Group Wants LADWP’s Official Watchdog Fired. Here’s Why

/in /by /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Elizabeth Chou

Several groups converged at Los Angeles City Hall Monday with a demand: that the official advocate responsible for fighting for the interests of Department of Water and Power customers be fired. Many took issue in particular with his conclusions on a controversial $16 billion water tunnel project in northern California. Representatives of Consumer Watchdog and other groups say the utility’s official “ratepayer advocate,” Fred Pickel, has not been working on the side of customers. They have launched a campaign to oust him.

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Will the Southland Wind Up Holding Much of the $17-Billion Bill for the Delta Water Tunnels?

/in /by /Los Angeles Times Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Some of the state’s biggest water districts are about to make their opening moves in a financial chess game that ultimately could saddle the Southland with much of the bill for re-engineering the failing heart of California’s water system. In coming weeks, the districts are expected to decide if they want to sign on to California WaterFix — a long-planned proposal to construct two massive tunnels that would change the way water supplies move through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

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MWD Chief Vows SoCal Water Users Won’t Subsidize Agriculture’s Share Of Twin Tunnel Cost

/in /by /NBC Los Angelesby Patrick Healy

With decision time approaching for water districts being asked to fund the most expensive water project in California history, the head of California’s largest water wholesaler Monday warned there is no room for subsidies or withdrawal from participation. “All of us have to work together to make this work, and all of us need to pay our share,” said Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the Southern California Metropolitan Water District (MWD).

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MWD Chief Vows SoCal Water Users Won’t Subsidize Agriculture’s Share of Twin Tunnel Cost

/in /by /NBC Los Angeles

With decision time approaching for water districts being asked to fund the most expensive water project in California history, the head of California’s largest water wholesaler Monday warned there is no room for subsidies or withdrawal from participation. “All of us have to work together to make this work, and all of us need to pay our share,” said Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the Southern California Metropolitan Water District (MWD).

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