Area water officials support helping low-income districts across the state clean up their drinking water supplies but have categorically opposed a recent budget trailer bill being considered in Sacramento that would impose a permanent statewide water tax to fund it. Officials from Foothill Municipal Water District — which serves La Cañada Irrigation District, Valley Water […]
Drought stricken California needs rain, but when the first downpours of the season happen, it brings large amounts of pollutants from city streets right to the ocean and the beaches of Long Beach. The city of Long Beach has approved a $30 million construction project, the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Project (LB-MUST). It […]
Following a storm system set to bring drenching rain and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest late this week, another system will track into Southern California this weekend. The latest U.S. drought monitor from March 1 showed that nearly 20 percent of California remains in severe drought, with moderate drought gripping about 50 percent of […]
City staff members are set to give an update on the investigation and remediation of residential water bill overcharges at a City Council committee meeting Thursday, three weeks after Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced that an audit of the utility’s billing practices was being fast- tracked. City officials in February discovered problems with some customers’ water bills after […]
Local Water Officials Oppose Drinking Water Cleanup Plan That Would Tax Users
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sara CardineArea water officials support helping low-income districts across the state clean up their drinking water supplies but have categorically opposed a recent budget trailer bill being considered in Sacramento that would impose a permanent statewide water tax to fund it. Officials from Foothill Municipal Water District — which serves La Cañada Irrigation District, Valley Water […]
Long Beach Approves $30M Project To Capture, Clean Runoff Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC News (Los Angeles)Drought stricken California needs rain, but when the first downpours of the season happen, it brings large amounts of pollutants from city streets right to the ocean and the beaches of Long Beach. The city of Long Beach has approved a $30 million construction project, the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Project (LB-MUST). It […]
Weekend Storm To Deliver Welcome Rain To Drought-Stricken California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Accuweatherby Kyle ElliottFollowing a storm system set to bring drenching rain and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest late this week, another system will track into Southern California this weekend. The latest U.S. drought monitor from March 1 showed that nearly 20 percent of California remains in severe drought, with moderate drought gripping about 50 percent of […]
Update On Water Bill Overcharges Expected At City Council Committee Meeting
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Toni McAllisterCity staff members are set to give an update on the investigation and remediation of residential water bill overcharges at a City Council committee meeting Thursday, three weeks after Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced that an audit of the utility’s billing practices was being fast- tracked. City officials in February discovered problems with some customers’ water bills after […]