VIDEO: Officials unveil new plan to conserve water
The San Diego County Water Authority has big plans to help us deal with drought conditions.
On Tuesday, officials are unveiled a campaign to promote long-term water-use efficiency as a way of life.
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Don’t Slack Off, The Drought is Not Over
The San Diego County Water Authority is setting up shop in front of a Kensington house to launch it’s new water conservation program.
San Diego County Water Authority Unveils Live WaterSmart Campaign
The San Diego County Water Authority unveiled the Live WaterSmart campaign on Tuesday, its latest water-efficiency movement in the region.
Live WaterSmart is a campaign aimed at promoting water-efficiency practices in everyday life, while offering some free water-saving services and tips to San Diegans. Members from the San Diego County Water Authority and its Board of Directors, San Diego Gas & Electric, Water Conservation Garden and water-efficiency professionals came together at a house in the Kensington neighborhood for the campaign launch.
Desalination is Helping San Diego Avert Drought. Is the Technology Useful Elsewhere?
San Diego County has long faced drought conditions. But a new desalination plant has changed all that, allowing the area to get 50 million gallons of fresh drinking water everyday, or enough to serve 400,000 people and 10 percent of the area’s water supply.
California, of course, has suffered through what seems like an endless drought. The result has pitted interest groups against one another for access to available supplies. But the problem is particularly felt around the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa.
Conserve Water in Ways You Never Thought Of
You know we’re in a drought. You know to turn the faucet off while you’re brushing your teeth, and the numbers show water use has dropped 23 percent, but we’re encouraged to do more.
Because most of our days in San Diego are sunny without a chance of rain the drought is likely here to stay, so the county says being water wise must be a way of life. Water is a precious resource that we don’t have a lot of. “We have to make the most of every drop,” Mark Weston said.
Salton Sea Official Sues Warren Buffett Subsidiary, Says Company Illegally Fired Him
A top Salton Sea official is suing a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, saying the Warren Buffett-controlled company illegally fired him from his job running geothermal power plants in the Imperial Valley.
Graeme Donaldson claims he was fired last year after telling managers at Berkshire Hathaway Energy — which, through other subsidiaries, owns 10 of the 11 geothermal plants by the southern shore of the Salton Sea — that proposed budget cuts could lead to safety and environmental hazards, putting employees at risk and potentially causing toxic chemical leaks.
Judge: Yorba Linda residents can’t use a referendum to void water rate hikes
An Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Monday in a closely watched case that customers of a water district cannot void rate increases using a referendum.
The ruling comes in the protracted fight between a group of Yorba Linda residents and their water provider over a $25-a-month rate increase. The dispute has at times become heated as both sides have accused the other of distorting facts. Two of the water district’s five board members now face recalls, and one other board member announced last week that he would retire rather than face reelection in the fall.
Judge: Water district can hike rates during drought
An Orange County judge has ruled that a local water district could hike its monthly water rates to offset a decline in usage during the drought. The Orange County Register reports that Judge Robert J. Moss on Monday ruled that the Yorba Linda Water District could raise rates to cope with declining revenues as residents heeded state-mandated water use restrictions. Yorba Linda water officials have said the monthly $25 rate increases aimed to deal with a more than $8 million revenue shortfall.
San Diego Region Still Saving Water as Rules Loosen
As California relaxes its emergency drought regulations across the state, business owners and residents in San Diego County have continued to conserve notable amounts of water during summer months — when reductions in outdoor irrigation provide a chance for significant savings.
Regional water suppliers used an average 23 percent less water in June compared to the same month in the state’s baseline year of 2013, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday. That’s down slightly from May, when savings by county water suppliers was 26 percent.
County Water Authority Still Asking Residents To Save
Even though mandatory water restrictions from the state of California have been lifted, the County Water Authority is still urging residents to conserve. The rations will be evaluated again in January, so a free program is being offered that will check plumbing, appliances, irrigation and landscaping to make sure water is being used appropriately.
