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California Increases Water Allocation After Wet Winter, but Fish Protections Limit Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith runoff from this year’s snow and rain boosting the levels of California’s reservoirs, state water managers on Tuesday announced plans to increase deliveries of supplies from the State Water Project to 40% of full allotments, up from 30% last month.
California Farmers and Residents to Receive an Increase in Water Supply From DWR
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /FOX40by Veronica CatlinThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increase in the State Water Project water supply allocation forecast for 2024.
Healthy California Snowpack Increases Water Resources Across State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRAby Lindsay WeberThe California Department of Water Resources announced an increased water supply allocation for 2024. The forecasted allocation has increased to 40%, up from 30% last month. The increase would provide an additional 420,000 acre-feet of water, according to the department. That’s enough water to serve around 1.5 million households for a year.
Biden Sets New Target to Protect Vast US Water Sources
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Reutersby ReutersThe Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week. The administration plans to announce a new goal of protecting, restoring and reconnecting 8 million acres (3.2 million hectares) of threatened wetlands and 100,000 miles (161,000 km) […]
New Water Quality Standards Will Result In Billions Being Spent To Remediate PFAS Contamination
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Onlineby Mary Scott NabersRecently, the U.S. EPA announced long-awaited water quality standards outlining the maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants in drinking water. This marks the first time national standards for a new contaminant have been added to the Safe Drinking Water Act since 1996. It represents, without doubt, an ominous alert that should be noted.
Opinion: Metropolitan Water District Soaks Taxpayers With Higher Property Taxes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Susan ShelleyIn what may be an illegal tax increase, the board of the Metropolitan Water District just approved a two-year budget that doubles the property tax it collects in its six-county service area.
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Encinitas Will Pay for Native Plant Demonstration Gardens
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Barbara HenryEncinitas will fund the construction of native plant demonstration gardens in the coming fiscal year, but it won’t pay for a consultant to produce a city ordinance spelling out how native plants should be used generally.
Alysha Stehly Appointed to Fill Polito’s Seat
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Valley RoadrunnerMonday, April 22, the Valley Center Municipal Water District board voted 4-0 to appoint longtime VC resident Alysha Stehly to fill the vacancy created last month by the resignation of Bob Polito. She is the first woman appointed to the VC water board in its existence. The fact that Polito quit in the second half of […]
San Diego May Scale Back Its Ambitious Pure Water Sewage-Purification Plans — or Scrap Some Entirely
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickWith San Diego more than half done with the first phase of its Pure Water sewage recycling system, city officials say they are considering major changes to how they will handle the second, larger phase. Construction of the first phase continues to overcome hurdles like flooding at pump stations and impenetrable boulders at tunnel sites to stay […]
California Map Shows Where People Will See Huge Increases in Water Bills
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerAn updated map created by Newsweek shows where millions of residents in southern California counties can expect their water bills to leap by substantial amounts after another water bill rate hike this week.
Late Water Bills Hit $75 Million and Counting for San Diego, 1 Customer Owes More Than $2 Million
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /ABC10 Newsby Craig HarrisWhile thousands of San Diegans don’t get their water bills on time, the city has another problem — massive late payments. Team 10 has uncovered that unpaid bills later than four months have skyrocketed to $75 million in 2023, while four customers currently owe more than $1 million to the city.
East County Recycled Water Treatment Facility Set to Go Online in 2026
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /NBC San Diegoby Brook MartellWork has been underway on a recycled water treatment project in Santee for about two years. In another two years, some East County residents will get their drinking water from the East County Advanced Water Purification program.
‘Painful but Necessary’: San Dieguito Water District to Hike Water Prices
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sarah AlegreIf you’re under the San Dieguito Water District, your water rates will increase by mid-summer following a unanimous board vote Wednesday evening.