The city of San Diego offers money-saving ways for water customers to conserve water. The city’s Public Utilities Department provides rebates through grant funding by the Department of Water Resources for removing lawns and installing rain barrels. Homeowners can apply now for financial rebates to convert their lawns into a drought resistant landscape. The city is […]
General Dynamics NASSCO – one of the San Diego region’s largest employers – hosted Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer for national Manufacturing Day on Oct. 5 as part of a partnership to promote the importance of a safe and reliable water supply to sustain the local economy. The partnership was forged during the Water […]
Forecasters expect San Diego to receive about one-half inch of rain this weekend, with rainfall likely Friday night into Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, low pressure over Southern California will tap into moisture from Tropical Storm Sergio. Rain is expected to continue through Sunday morning.
After years of stop-and-go talks, California and two other states that take water from the lower Colorado River are nearing an agreement on how to share delivery cuts if a formal shortage is declared on the drought-plagued waterway. Under the proposed pact, California — the river’s largest user — would reduce diversions earlier in a […]
San Diego Offers Landscape, Rain Barrel Rebates for Water Customers
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. Sklar Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe city of San Diego offers money-saving ways for water customers to conserve water. The city’s Public Utilities Department provides rebates through grant funding by the Department of Water Resources for removing lawns and installing rain barrels. Homeowners can apply now for financial rebates to convert their lawns into a drought resistant landscape. The city is […]
Water Authority, NASSCO Celebrate Manufacturing Day
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkGeneral Dynamics NASSCO – one of the San Diego region’s largest employers – hosted Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer for national Manufacturing Day on Oct. 5 as part of a partnership to promote the importance of a safe and reliable water supply to sustain the local economy. The partnership was forged during the Water […]
San Diego To Get One-Half Inch Of Rain This Weekend
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC10 (Sacramento)by Mark SaundersForecasters expect San Diego to receive about one-half inch of rain this weekend, with rainfall likely Friday night into Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, low pressure over Southern California will tap into moisture from Tropical Storm Sergio. Rain is expected to continue through Sunday morning.
As States Near Deal On Colorado River Shortage, California Looks At Water Cuts Of As Much As 8%
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallAfter years of stop-and-go talks, California and two other states that take water from the lower Colorado River are nearing an agreement on how to share delivery cuts if a formal shortage is declared on the drought-plagued waterway. Under the proposed pact, California — the river’s largest user — would reduce diversions earlier in a […]