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Opinion: With Colorado River Negotiations Settled, it’s Time to Focus on Water Conservation Plans

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Brian Strahm Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The agreement reached in May by California, Arizona and Nevada to conserve 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water is reassuring news for all who rely on it — farms, cities, rural communities, tribes and the environment. It benefits American consumers in general who depend on the region’s farms for much of our safe, healthy, affordable food supply, and Southern California residents who receive farm-to-urban water transfers from the Imperial Valley specifically, helping protect them from drought-related water shortages.

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IID Opens New Conservation and Operational Reservoir

/in , , /by /The Desert Review

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors saluted the district’s completion of its newest water conservation and operational reservoir located just east of the city, which will conserve 400 acre-feet of water annually and provide water operational flexibility to growers in the valley’s Northend.

The new operational reservoir, recently dedicated by the IID Board as the Lloyd Allen Water Conservation Operational Reservoir, is the first mid-lateral canal reservoir constructed through IID’s System Conservation Program. It has a total storage capacity of 40 acre-feet and is located along the district’s E Lateral Canal — the longest in the district’s delivery system at 13 miles in length.

In addition to conserving water, the new reservoir supports the district’s On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program, providing improved water delivery service to growers.

The IID Board visited the site of the new reservoir on Friday, June 30, as part of a larger tour of water operational facilities in the Valley’s Northend.

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Imperial Valley Farmers Brace for Potential Water Cuts

/in , , /by /Spectrum Newsby Jeremy Lindenfeld

During Mark McBroom’s 40 years of farming in the Imperial Valley, he’s had to adapt to changing climate conditions and water availability. After California, Arizona and Nevada came to an agreement in May to reduce their Colorado River water usage, McBroom may soon have to adapt again. Imperial County is the driest in California, only getting 2 to 3 inches of rainfall every year. So, farmers in the region get the vast majority of their water from the Colorado River.

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San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl Retires

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

San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl retired June 29, after more than 40 years of public service. Deputy General Manager Dan Denham is acting GM until the Water Authority Board of Directors permanently fills the position.

Kerl’s tenure at the Water Authority included 10 years as deputy general manager and four years as the agency’s top staff member during a period of unprecedented uncertainty regionally and nationally.

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Water Authority General Manager Sandra Kerl Retires After 40-Year Public Career

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl retired Thursday after more than 40 years of public service, with Deputy General Manager Dan Denham taking over on an interim basis.

Kerl’s tenure at the water authority included 10 years as deputy general manager and four years as the agency’s top staff member during a period of unprecedented drought regionally and nationally.

“Sandy’s vision and management skills have been crucial in successfully navigating the challenges of an extreme drought while ensuring stability through the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mel Katz, chair of the water authority’s board. “Her deep experience with water issues, collaborative management style, and can-do spirit guided the agency through an unprecedented period of change.”

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Drought? Dam Crack? Fireworks Safety? Why is the Water Level at Lake Murray So Low?

/in , /by /NBC San Diegoby Joe Little

Alvis Jones looked out over Lake Murray and wasn’t impressed. “It’s dropping,” he said while casting a line into the lake. “Probably, looks like 10, 20 feet.” Jones stood on a metal dock that was floating on the surface of the water considerably lower than usual. “My first thought was evaporation,” said Valerie Weise, who was walking through dirt that should be underwater.

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Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl Retires

/in , /by /The Vista Press Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl retires today after more than 40 years of public service, with Deputy General Manager Dan Denham taking over as acting GM until the Board of Directors permanently fills the position.

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Opinion: Biden Should Declare an Emergency on Tijuana Sewage in San Diego. Newsom Should Demand It.

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union Tribuneby The San Diego Union Tribune Editorial Board

Local leaders are finally losing patience with the federal government’s anemic response to San Diego’s environmental nightmare. Now it’s the governor’s turn. For decades, an appalling aspect of life in the San Diego region has been the constant specter of untreated sewage from broken infrastructure in Tijuana flowing into the Pacific and fouling beaches, marshes and coastal areas on the U.S. side of the border from San Ysidro to Coronado.

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Nifty Fifty Plant Choices Featured in Winning Escondido Landscape

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

Escondido homeowners Marcus and Leanne F. decided it was time for a landscape makeover two years ago when their effort to keep their lawn green required a lot of water. But they didn’t know where to start, lacking experience with landscape design and working with a limited budget.

The couple started from the beginning, and the result was a waterwise landscape selected as the City of Escondido’s 2023 Landscape Makeover Contest winner.

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Long Beach Commission Approves 9% Hike in Water Bills

/in , , /by /ABC 7 Los Angelesby Staff

Long Beach water customers will likely see their bills increase this year.

This comes after the Utilities Commission approved a 9% increase for water usage Monday.

The increase would add just over $5 to the average single-family household’s bill starting Oct. 1.

A public hearing on the rates is tentatively scheduled for August.

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