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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.
L.A. County Votes to Put New Property Tax Before Voters to Clean Storm Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Nina AgrawalLos Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to place a property tax before voters in November to raise money for projects to capture and clean storm water. The measure would allow the county to levy a tax of 2.5 cents per square foot of “impermeable space” on private property. Government buildings, public schools and nonprofit organizations […]
Stonepeak, Brookfield Weigh Desalination-Plant Sale
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Bloomberg Newsby Gillian TanThe owners of Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California have hired an adviser ahead of a potential sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, named after a former mayor, is owned by Orion Water Partners LLC, which is a joint venture comprising Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Poseidon […]
City Launches Internal Investigation Into Water Department Management
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC7by Tom Jones, Dorian Hargrove and Consumer Bob“I’m going to personally apologize for anything that’s been conveyed to the taxpayers of the city that has given the impression that there’s an issue of credibility and trust with the city and or the Public Utilities Department,” Johnnie Perkins said Monday, hours into his first day of work as the city’s Deputy Chief Operating […]
Why 96 Million Plastic ‘Shade Balls’ Dumped Into The LA Reservoir May Not Save Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /PBS News Hour (Arlington, Va.)by Amanda GrennellIn 2015, the world watched as a video of 96 million “shade balls” getting dumped into the Los Angeles Reservoir went viral. The purpose of the balls: to improve water quality and save water. But a new study raises an interesting question: Could saving water in the Los Angeles Reservoir come at the cost of […]