On Thursday, we published a story about a deal San Diego is working on to sell water to other states. Environment reporter MacKenzie Elmer wrote that the San Diego County Water Authority is moving forward with plans to explore trading Colorado River water. The agency plans to explore those plans with Nevada, Arizona and the […]
The San Diego County Water Authority and Western Municipal Water District Thursday inked a long-term water supply agreement to provide the Riverside County agency water and ensure consistent income for the SDCWA. Under the agreement, Western Water will receive a minimum of 10,000 acre-feet of water annually over the next 21 years, enough to supply […]
San Diego County’s water agency is selling some of its water to another Southern California agency to help limit increasingly high water costs for 3.3 million people. The water is going to Western Municipal Water District, which serves a growing area of nearly 1 million people in Riverside County, including Corona, Riverside and Temecula.
San Diego, in its corner of the continent, is at the end of the line of a lot of resources. Gas, railroad and water lines all end here. So it was remarkable, historic even, that this week a theory became real: San Diego sold water to another region, specifically Temecula. Our decades of painful, costly, […]
No, We Didn’t Call Riverside ‘Nobody’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn Thursday, we published a story about a deal San Diego is working on to sell water to other states. Environment reporter MacKenzie Elmer wrote that the San Diego County Water Authority is moving forward with plans to explore trading Colorado River water. The agency plans to explore those plans with Nevada, Arizona and the […]
San Diego County Water Authority Signs Water Sale Deal With Riverside Agency
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /KPBS Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority and Western Municipal Water District Thursday inked a long-term water supply agreement to provide the Riverside County agency water and ensure consistent income for the SDCWA. Under the agreement, Western Water will receive a minimum of 10,000 acre-feet of water annually over the next 21 years, enough to supply […]
San Diego County Agency Selling Water To Keep Its High Rates in Check
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego County’s water agency is selling some of its water to another Southern California agency to help limit increasingly high water costs for 3.3 million people. The water is going to Western Municipal Water District, which serves a growing area of nearly 1 million people in Riverside County, including Corona, Riverside and Temecula.
Politics Report: San Diego Water Kings
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby Scott Lewis and Will Huntsberry Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority, Dan DenhamSan Diego, in its corner of the continent, is at the end of the line of a lot of resources. Gas, railroad and water lines all end here. So it was remarkable, historic even, that this week a theory became real: San Diego sold water to another region, specifically Temecula. Our decades of painful, costly, […]