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Repairs Underway on Mexican Wastewater Pipe as Coronado’s Water Bacteria Levels Rise Again

/in , , /by /The Coronado Timesby Megan Kitt

The Coronado and Silver Strand shorelines are under advisory again after water bacteria levels exceeded state standards over the weekend as projects to address the Tijuana sewage crisis trudge forward on both sides of the border. In Mexico, a ruptured 42-inch wastewater pipe is expected to be repaired by November. It ruptured last summer, adding to the flow of untreated wastewater from Tijuana into coastal waters and across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Los Angeles DWP Loosens Watering Rules to Three Days a Week, Citing Wet Winter

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith

More than a year after instituting the strictest water conservation orders Los Angeles has ever seen, the L.A. Department of Water and Power announced Monday that it was loosening watering rules for its 4 million customers. Effective immediately, all Angelenos can return to three-day-a-week watering schedules after being placed on two-day-a-week limits in June 2022, the agency said.

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Wiest Lake Reopens, IID Restore Water Flow

/in , /by /Holtville Tribune

Wiest Lake has reopened to the public for recreational activities, the county of Imperial and Imperial County Department of Public Works announced in a press release on Monday afternoon, July 31. The county is thanking the Imperial Irrigation District administration and staff for its collective efforts in restoring water flow to the lake.

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San Marcos Unified School District Benefits From Free Water Use Survey

/in , , /by /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Free water use surveys offered through the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provide both residential and commercial customers with recommendations to improve landscape and indoor water use efficiency. The surveys are available throughout Southern California, including San Diego County.

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IID Looks To Improve Efficiency Of On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program

/in , /by /Imperial Valley Press by Marcia Landeros

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors took a hard look at their On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program (On-Farm) in the hopes that they can become more efficient at providing water efficiency savings for farmers.

IID Senior Program Manager Ben Brock, along with Water Department Manager Tina Shields, updated the Board of Directors on the lengthy and complicated process that the On-Farm program currently has perform in order to determine how much to pay farmers for the water they conserved during the IID Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, July 26.

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La Jolla Resident’s Water Bill Leaped From $120 to $1,400. Here’s What to do if it Happens to You

/in , /by /La Jolla Lightby Ashley Macklin-Solomon

Part-time Windansea resident Brad Owens recently experienced a one-two punch that some others in La Jolla can empathize with. First, his water bills skyrocketed as much as 12-fold, even in a time when he wasn’t in San Diego. Then he learned his sewer rate for the coming year will be based on the water rate from that time, so his sewer bill will be 10 times its normal amount.

But perhaps more frustrating for Owens is the lack of information available about the policies and procedures of the San Diego Public Utilities Department, which handles water issues, and what can be done about unexplained rate spikes.

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Students Recognized For Conservation Art, Scholarship Excellence by Vallecitos Water District

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The Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors recognized students from district area schools for their excellence in the classroom in two separate contests: poster art for fourth graders and an essay competition for scholarships.

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Low-Income LADWP Customers’ Bills Are About to Rise. What Help is Available?

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

As Angelenos wither under another hot summer, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is shrinking a discount program that helped low-income families pay their bills.

The utility has no choice; the subsidies that funded the DWP’s discounted water rates were declared illegal by a Superior Court judge in May. That discount will disappear Thursday, although others will remain in place, the DWP said in a letter to customers.

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Water Authority Defectors Survive Second Round of Legal Threats

/in , /by /Voice of San Diego by MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Tensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority and those that want to leave it.

Two small North County farming communities survived a second round of attempts by the Water Authority to wage a legal war against their divorce from the regional water supplier.

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Helix Water District Named Water Energy Leader with Energy Use Reductions

/in , , /by /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Helix Water District received recognition from The Climate Registry as a Water-Energy Leader Gold organization after the district reduced its electric use by 15% and greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.

The Climate Registry is a nonprofit organization that helps companies, governments, and institutions reduce their emissions. Its Water-Energy Nexus Registry is sponsored by the California Environmental Protection Agency and allows utilities and cities to measure, track, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions associated with California’s water system.

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