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Earthquake Threat Keeps Rising As Scientists Learn More About Seismic Faults

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

Drive about 100 miles east-northeast of San Diego and you’ll come to the Salton Sea, a quasi-oasis whose surface is so glassy it reflects the sky in exquisite detail. Don’t be fooled by the serenity. You’re looking at a potential killer. Beneath the seafloor lie strands of the southern San Andreas fault, a 340-mile system that could rupture all the way to Monterey County. The result would be the “Big One,” an earthquake that experts said would collapse buildings, destroy freeways, warp rail lines and crack dams. Thousands of people could die.

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Update On SDUSD Water Testing After Lead Found

/in /by /CBS 8 San Diego

San Diego Unified gave parents an update Thursday on district-wide water testing. 94 percent of the schools had no detectable levels of lead in their water. However, out of nearly 200 schools, three tested higher than the EPA’s acceptable level. While changes are complete at Emerson-Bandini Elementary and San Diego Cooperative Charter School 2, they are ongoing at Birney Elementary. Testing also found a few other campuses testing below the EPA level but above the detectable level.

 

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VIDEO:’Can We Go Back To Watering Our Driveways Now?’ And Other Lessons To Consider Before California’s Next Drought Hits

/in /by /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina Boxall

The last drought’s behind us, which means the next one’s on the way. With summer here to remind Californians what it’s like to be hot and thirsty we fired three big questions at Bettina Boxall, the Los Angeles Times’ most experienced water reporter. She answers in these short videos.

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Metropolitan Water District Launches California Friendly Garden Of The Month Videos On Bewaterwise.com

/in /by /Pasadena Now

To help showcase how California Friendly™ plants beautify homes and businesses, the Metropolitan Water District has unveiled a new monthly video featuring different types of watersaving garden on the agency’s water conservation webpage, bewaterwise.com. The two-minute videos will showcase a specific plant each month to educate gardeners across the region that being California Friendly can be easy and beautifying. California Friendly describes native and non-native plants that use less water, require minimal maintenance and can
better withstand drought conditions.

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CORRECTION: San Diego Union-Tribune Prints Correction about Board Member Stipends

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribune

A story on B1 June 5 about San Diego County Water Authority board meetings contained incorrect information about attendance stipends, expenses, and other payments for board members through March of this year. The amount paid collectively is $106,500.

Padre Dam District Hikes Rates For Sewer, Water

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen Pearlman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Water and sewer rates for Padre Dam Municipal Water District customers are going up, despite pushback from some residents at a public hearing last week. The five-member water board approved rate hikes which will take effect in November. The average residential Padre Dam customer will pay about $155 a month for water and sewer services, up from $151. Further rate hikes are scheduled yearly through 2021. Increases will vary by customer based on water consumption and the type of dwelling — single family, multifamily, commercial, condominiums, hotels or apartments.

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San Diego Creating County’s First Low-Income Subsidy For Water Bills

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick

The city of San Diego is creating the county’s first donation program to help low-income people pay their water and sewer bills, which have risen rapidly in recent years. The long-awaited program is expected to shrink the number of water shutoffs in the city and help some low-income seniors avoid having to choose between paying their water bill and buying medicines they need. In a typical month, about 500 of the city’s 275,000 ratepayers are deemed delinquent and in danger of having their service shut off, city officials said.

 

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Court Rules On California Water Agency Dispute

/in /by /Bond Buyer (New York)by Kyle Glazier Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A California state appeals court ruling gave both sides victory claims in litigation between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the largest of its 26 member agencies. The First District Court of Appeal last week affirmed the legality of the aspect of Metropolitan’s rate-setting methodology that includes State Water Project costs, reversing a 2015 trial court decision that had awarded $188.3 million in breach of contract claims to the San Diego County Water Authority. The SDCWA pays water transportation rates to Metropolitan for the movement of imported water the San Diego authority purchases from the Imperial Irrigation District.

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Federal Agencies Greenlight Proposed Delta Tunnel Project

/in /by /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina Boxall

Federal fishery agencies Monday pushed forward a controversial water project that would change the way Northern California supplies are sent to the Southland.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service concluded that the construction of new diversion points on the Sacramento River and two massive water tunnels would not jeopardize the existence of endangered species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which is the hub of California’s waterworks.

 

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OPINION: Continue Mitigation Water Until Salton Sea Is Stabilized

/in /by /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)

Kudos and heartfelt thanks to Ian James, Sammy Roth and the Desert Sun for their recent four-part series on the Salton Sea. They did and excellent job of showing the history and crisis (human health and environmental) looming. Combined with the Salton Sea seminar hosted by the Sun last Tuesday night, it is not easy to be optimistic for our future, health wise. We have the highest percent of childhood asthma in the state near the sea, and it is getting worse daily.

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