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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Farmers Threaten Legal Action Over DCP
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Pressby Richard Montenegro BrownA group of farmers could be threatening a new lawsuit against the Imperial Irrigation District over its participation in the drought contingency plan meant to bolster water supplies at Lake Mead and help restore the Colorado River, according to IID officials. At the core of the threat, district officials said Wednesday night, is what IID […]
OPINION: With Disasters Rocking The State, California Needs To Remember The St. Francis Dam Failure
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Erik Altenbernd and William DeverellThere is a quiet campaign underway in northern L.A. County that deserves the support of people across California. lThe Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is pushing for the site of the St. Francis Dam to be declared a national memorial. The designation would commemorate both the dam and the more than 400 lives that were […]
Project to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water To Begin Construction in Spring 2019
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC7 San Diegoby Christina Bravo and Artie OjedaThe San Diego City Council voted Thursday to move forward with the Pure Water San Diego project, which intends to provide one-third of San Diego’s water supply by 2035. The vote allows the city to award contracts for the first phase of the project, which will involve pipeline construction to move wastewater from a planned pump station […]
Robert Kephart Selected To Fill Division 4 Vacancy On OMWD Board Of Directors
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Del Mar TimesOlivenhain Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors selected Robert Kephart at its Nov. 7 meeting as the new director representing Division 4 of OMWD’s service area. Kephart fills the seat left vacant by the resignation of Jerry Varty. Kephart has 20 years of service on the County of San Diego Service Area 107 Fire Advisory […]