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‘June Gloom’ in April Leaves Normally Sunny San Diego Cool and Damp

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

The atmospheric rivers may have dried up as April began, but coastal San Diego County now has to contend with a heavy marine layer bringing cool weather and drizzle.

“Basically no clearing has occurred in the San Diego coast and valleys, with only partial clearing elsewhere from the lower coastal slopes to the coast,” the National Weather Service said in its Monday afternoon update. “As a result, it was another unseasonably cool day west of the mountains.”

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Helix Water District Upgrades Water Treatment, Saves Costs

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A recent upgrade to a Helix Water District treatment plant saved money for its ratepayers while ensuring a continued supply of high quality drinking water. After 20 years of service, the ozone disinfection system at the R.M. Levy Water Treatment Plant needed an upgrade.

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Watersmart Makeover: Painting With Nature’s Palette in Oceanside

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caron Golden Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Keith Umbreit is no stranger to gardening. Back when he was living in Riverside, he was a devoted rose grower and member of the local rosarian society.

“I had 69 rosebushes in my yard,” he recalled. “Every kind of tea roses, and vining roses, and hybrid roses. I had them all.”

But when Umbreit bought his current home in an Oceanside suburb in 2013, he gave up roses.

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IID Releases Annual Report

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

The Imperial Irrigation District released its IID Annual Report 2022, highlighting the projects and programs that IID brought forth throughout the year.

This report ranges over a wide variety of topics, including water and energy projects, information on the Salton Sea, the Colorado River, Coachella Valley Energy Commission, energy assistance for customers, and community improvement projects.

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Expansion of World’s Biggest Water Reuse System in Orange County Now Complete

/in , , /by /ABC 7 by David Gonzalez

 The world’s largest water recycling plant just got even bigger.

The final expansion of Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System has been completed.

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Ojai Valley District to Shake Mandatory Water Cuts for the First Time in 8 Years

/in , /by /Ventura County Starby Cheri Carlson

For the first time in years, Ojai Valley residents won’t be required to curb their water use or risk fines.

Starting in June, the Casitas Municipal Water District plans to end its mandatory water conservation measures and stiff penalties — ones in place for the past eight years in the drought-stressed region. The Casitas board unanimously approved the move at a meeting this week.

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Colorado River: Can Feds Legally Cut IID, Other Rural Water District Allotments?

/in , , /by /Desert Sunby Janet Wilson

The powerful Imperial Irrigation District and others with historic first dibs to Colorado River water are once again facing possible threats to their jealously guarded supply. At a press conference at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday, federal officials announced possible unprecedented, across-the-board cuts to all water contractors in three states if levels in its massive reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, fall so low that they might no longer function.

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Encinitas Opens New Water Pipeline Reducing Drinking Water Demand by 27 Million Gallons Per Year

/in , , /by /CBS8by Danamarie McNicholl-Carter

A new water pipeline project recently finished construction in Encinitas. On Tuesday local and congressional leaders held a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of the pipeline.

The Manchester Avenue Recycled Water Pipeline Project involved the construction of approximately 1.4 miles of six-inch diameter recycled water pipeline. According to a press release, customers connecting to this new pipeline will now irrigate with recycled water, reducing the demand for imported drinking water by more than 27 million gallons per year.

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Potential Water Cuts From the Colorado River Could Impact Farmers

/in , , /by /ABC 10 Newsby Ciara Encinas Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The very real threat of losing water from the Colorado River is the potential cuts to California’s agriculture.

The Imperial Valley alone has 500 thousand acres of farmland at the lower basin of the Colorado River.

Farms like Bear Valley Organic Farm in Valley Center run on water.

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Kimberly Hunt Looks Into Sustainable Water Programs in San Diego County

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After two decades of drier conditions in the west, the concern for the Federal Government is how to keep the Colorado River flowing in the long term.

Kimberly Hunt is live in Oceanside at the Pure Water Facility.

The facility opened last year and is a first of its kind water treatment plant that turns waste water into drinking water.

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