San Diego County / Southern California
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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.
Directors Set New Recycled Water Rates
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie GallantTwo Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) recycled water customers can expect to pay up to $1,013 per acre foot for recycled water, an increase from $35 per acre foot in their previous 10-year agreement. RMWD directors gave their unanimous approval during two separate votes at a special meeting Sept. 28 in which RMWD’s price for […]
The Last Time A Hurricane Made Landfall In California Was 160 Years Ago In San Diego, Resulting In 94 Deaths
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Starby Joseph HongIt was the autumn of 1858, and Abraham Lincoln was on the ballot as a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois. On the national front, the Compromise of 1850 divided the nation into free and slave states and was brewing political tensions during the years leading up to the Civil War. But off the […]
Water Desalination Report
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Global Water Intelligence (Austin, Texas)Despite interest from state’s Department of Water Resources and a $1.4 million grant from the Bureau of Reclamation, the San Diego County Water Authority’s $2.5 million intake testing program for the proposed Camp Pendleton Seawater Desal Project has apparently been cancelled. Last week, in a letter to the State Lands Commission, the Water Authority’s general […]
California Turning Away From Traditional Imported Water Sources and Toward More Resilient Localized Water Supplies
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /The National Law Reviewby Jonathan S. KingIn 2014 California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which provides the framework for local water management agencies to develop and implement groundwater sustainability plans in order to sustainably manage the state’s groundwater within 20 years. This legislation was California’s first ever attempt to sustainably manage groundwater resources, a long overdue effort given that the state […]