San Diego County water officials, who have been mired in legal disputes with their counterparts to the north over billions of dollars in rates and methodology, proposed a sweeping compromise Thursday that, if accepted, could end years of acrimony and expensive litigation.
The San Diego County Water Authority offered Thursday to end a decade-long rate dispute with the Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles. Board Chair Jim Madaffer sent a letter to MWD directors outlining a compromise approach to end litigation involving billions of dollars charged to deliver independent water supplies from the Colorado River to San […]
The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California at around 970 square km. But it’s not the product of the powers of nature, it’s the product of a major engineering mistake over 110 years ago. Its creation wiped out the town of Salton and it grew to become a popular fishing and leisure spot […]
It was a week after L.A.’s first major rain of the season, and hundreds of volunteers had gathered to pick up trash along the beach at a monthly cleanup organized by Heal the Bay. Ying, a volunteer herself, was giving them instructions — and helping make the case for a countywide measure on the Nov. […]
County Water Authority Proposes Sweeping Legal Settlement with Metropolitan Water District
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jeff McDonaldSan Diego County water officials, who have been mired in legal disputes with their counterparts to the north over billions of dollars in rates and methodology, proposed a sweeping compromise Thursday that, if accepted, could end years of acrimony and expensive litigation.
Water Authority Offers To End Decade-Old Rate Dispute With Los Angeles
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinThe San Diego County Water Authority offered Thursday to end a decade-long rate dispute with the Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles. Board Chair Jim Madaffer sent a letter to MWD directors outlining a compromise approach to end litigation involving billions of dollars charged to deliver independent water supplies from the Colorado River to San […]
Salton Sea: Largest Lake of California Born From An Engineering Mistake
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Interesting Engineering (Istanbul, Turkey)by Christopher McFaddenThe Salton Sea is the largest lake in California at around 970 square km. But it’s not the product of the powers of nature, it’s the product of a major engineering mistake over 110 years ago. Its creation wiped out the town of Salton and it grew to become a popular fishing and leisure spot […]
Can L.A. County stormwater Tax Clear The Two-Thirds Bar For Passage?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Nina AgrawalIt was a week after L.A.’s first major rain of the season, and hundreds of volunteers had gathered to pick up trash along the beach at a monthly cleanup organized by Heal the Bay. Ying, a volunteer herself, was giving them instructions — and helping make the case for a countywide measure on the Nov. […]