The state program that helps bring solutions for Californians with contaminated drinking water is facing a major drop in funding. At a meeting in Sacramento last week, state officials presented estimates that grant money to help communities get clean drinking water, including by drilling new wells or connecting to nearby water systems, could fall from $941 million […]
The largest water district in California has agreed to leave billions of gallons of water in Lake Mead this year in an effort to save America’s largest reservoir — in exchange for up to $65 million in cold hard cash. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California serves 26 different public water agencies, which in turn deliver water to about 19 […]
As the water level at Lake Hodges remains low, neighbors fear what could happen if a wildfire tears through their valley again, as it did nearly two decades ago — this time with a much smaller water barrier to slow the spread. Efforts continue to urge the City of San Diego, which owns Hodges Dam, […]
Lake Mead, the massive reservoir formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, is still above “dead pool,” the point at which water levels are too low to keep flowing downstream. But the shrinking buffer is becoming a bigger concern for water managers across the Southwest, WorldAtlas reported. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said the dead […]
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San Diego Water Rate Proposal Could Raise Bills for Low Water Users
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /NBC 7 San Diegoby Monica HernandezSan Diego homeowners who use less water could see their monthly water bills increase next year under a proposed rate change that would eliminate the city’s tiered pricing system. The proposal, prompted by a court ruling in a case against the city of San Diego, would replace the current system in which customers who use […]
Water-Saving San Diegans’ Bills Won’t Go Up As Steeply as Feared. Here’s Why.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA court ruling is prompting San Diego to propose new water rates that eliminate discounts for conservation — requiring rate hikes for low-volume users and cheaper water for high-volume users. But the rate hikes for low-volume users are smaller than previously estimated, because plaintiffs in the court case agreed to a $40 million settlement — […]
CWA Approves Updated Urban Water Management Plan
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Village News Fallbrookby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority approved an updated Urban Water Management Plan. The unanimous SDCWA board vote June 25 approves a plan which predicts 561,564 acre-feet of total annual supply by 2050. The update, which will be submitted to the state’s Department of Water Resources and will also be used to assess adequate supply […]
Tijuana, Thirsty for Water Amid Colorado River Crisis, Turns to Oceanside
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /KPBSby Tammy MurgaPipes break repeatedly in Tijuana, and its main water source — the Colorado River — is drying up. The city’s water supply crisis is pushing its leaders to consider recycling sewage for drinking, especially as residents face the possibility of water rationing this summer. To learn from a city already in the water reuse business, […]