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County Largely Disagrees With Grand Jury’s Finding on Drought, Water Sources

/in , /by /San Clemente Timesby Breeana Greenberg

As the Orange County Board of Supervisors looked to submit its responses to this year’s slate of Orange County Grand Jury reports, the supervisors held an in-depth discussion on one report in particular: “Historic Rain Yet Drought Remains.”

Board members on Tuesday, Aug. 8, discussed the county’s recommendation to partially disagree with certain parts of the report, which largely found that South Orange County’s reliance on imported water will be impacted by climate change and must adapt.

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Welcome to the Board: Vicki Quiram, Carlsbad Municipal Water District

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Vicki Quiram was seated on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on June 19, 2023, representing the Carlsbad Municipal Water District. Quiram serves on the Water Planning and Environmental and Imported Water committees for the Water Authority.

Poway Returns to “Level 1” Voluntary Water Shortage Measures

/in , , /by /Poway News Chieftainby Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The city of Poway is returning to “level 1” voluntary water shortage measures based on a report that the city has sufficient water supplies to meet its demands through June 2024, officials said.

Poway council members unanimously approved the return to less stringent water shortage measures at the Aug. 1 meeting.

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Big ‘R’ on Ramona Water Tank Honors Retired Water District Director

/in , , /by /Ramona Sentinelby Noah Harrel

The water tank visible from Hanson Lane has been re-painted with an “R” for Ramona, Ramona High School and Jim Robinson, who retired after 20 years on the Ramona Municipal Water District’s board of directors.

The ID-5 water tank off Old Julian Highway between downtown Ramona and San Diego Country Estates is now known as the “Robinson Tank.”

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Tijuana’s Illegal Sewer Hookups Linked to Cross-Border Pollution

/in , , /by /KPBS-FM/TVby Gustavo Solis

Parque Baja California should be the ideal community park. Mature trees provide shade and benches give visitors a comfortable place to sit and feel the ocean breeze.

But running through the middle of the park is a drainage culvert with water flowing year round.

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5.2K IID Customers Lose Power in July 31 Storm

/in , /by /Holtville Tribuneby Richard Montenegro Brown

All told, last week’s system-wide storm surge left more than 5,200 Imperial Irrigation District customers without power — some for minutes, some for hours — and caused between $1 million and $1.5 million in damages to two high-voltage transmission lines, according to the most recent IID projections.

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A Class-Action Lawsuit Offers Free Cash to Many L.A. Sanitation Customers. Are You Eligible?

/in , /by /Los Angeles Times by Jon Healey

The city of Los Angeles has agreed to pay millions of dollars in refunds for six years’ worth of allegedly inflated sewer charges. And if you’re still a customer of the city’s sewer services, here’s the good news: If you qualify, your refund will come to you automatically.

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Opinion: California Shouldn’t Block Attempts to Help Struggling Rainbow, Fallbrook Farmers Survive

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

For years, farmers in North County have warned they are imperiled by the high rates they have to pay the San Diego County Water Authority. Concerns are particularly acute among avocado growers within the Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utility District, where about 600 growers produce about 10 percent of the state’s crop on 5,300 acres.

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LAFCO Dissolves Detachment Advisory Committee

/in , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The detachment advisory committee San Diego’s County’s Local Agency Formation Commission created to address issues regarding the proposed detachment of the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District from the San Diego County Water Authority has been dissolved.

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Padre Dam Board Vice President August A. Caires

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Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board Vice President August Caires died August 2 from pancreatic cancer. He was 76 years old.

“Augie served this District and his community with outstanding distinction for nearly 30 years. He was a good friend and colleague to many of us,” said Padre Dam Board President Bill Pommering. “He will be missed greatly.”

Caires led the District as General Manager from 1993 to 2006 and served on Padre Dam’s Board of Directors from 2007 to 2023.

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