This week one of the nation’s earliest and most important public works projects, the 363-mile Erie Canal linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie, marked its 200th anniversary. There was only negligible media and political notice. That’s regrettable, because the canal opening in 1825 utterly transformed the nation’s economy and ignited its expansion from a few sparsely populated […]
In a plan that will reverberate more than 300 miles north at Mono Lake, Los Angeles city leaders have decided to nearly double the wastewater that will be transformed into drinking water at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys. Instead of treating 25 million gallons per day as originally planned, the […]
The city of Clyde sits about two hours west of Fort Worth on the plains of north Texas. It gets its water from a lake by the same name a few miles away. Starting in 2022, scorching weather caused its levels to drop farther and farther. Within a year, officials had declared a water conservation […]
President Donald Trump loves a good water war — and the biggest one yet is about to land in his lap. A quarter century of climate change and drought has driven water levels along the Colorado River and its two main reservoirs to historic lows, threatening supplies that support 40 million people and economies from […]
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OPINION: Water Independence — Not at Any Price
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhen it comes to water, honesty matters as much as infrastructure. On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council narrowly approved a two-year water rate increase — 14.7 percent next year and 14.5 percent the following year — rejecting staff’s push for a four-year plan. The Council’s message was clear: They want answers and accountability, not […]
NOAA Winter Outlook: Drier, Warmer Weather for San Diego Region
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 10 San Diegoby Tali LetoiIf you’ve been feeling like it’s a little warmer than usual this time of year, you’re not wrong. Experts from the National Weather Service say this heat isn’t going away anytime soon. Meteorologist with NWS Adam Roser says Santa Ana winds are playing a big role in the warmer weather many in the valleys are […]
Elo-Rivera Wants City to Build Solar to Combat High Water Rates
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerWhat if San Diego blanketed land, reservoirs and buildings its Public Utilities Department owned with solar and used the money it made off that power to subsidize skyrocketing water rates for poorer people? That’s the idea San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera pitched during an uncomfortable series of debates over raising water rates on San […]
$286M Upgrade Done For Carlsbad Water Plant
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /North Coast Current Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority, Nick SerranoThe Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has completed a $286 million upgrade to its seawater intake and discharge system, a state-mandated project designed to protect marine life while maintaining the facility’s water production capacity, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday, Oct. 28. The work was finished on schedule and $29 million under […]