Health officials reported Sunday that Point Loma has reached the highest concentration of COVID-19 viral load in local wastewater since August 2022. According to the San Diego Epidemiology and Research for COVID Health Alliance, a partnership between Scripps Research and UC San Diego, scientists measure concentration of the virus at the Point Loma, Encina and South […]
Twenty years ago, in October 2003, water officials from across the Southwest signed the largest water conservation-and-transfer agreement in U.S. history, the QSA, or Quantification Settlement Agreement. The agreement has provided decades of water security for San Diego County and benefits for numerous partners across the Southwest. In total, that pact supplies more than half of […]
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors conducted a formal dedication of its newest water conservation and operational reservoir located just east of here on Wednesday, October 11, named after longtime Division 3 Director Lloyd Allen.
One week away from the city of Escondido voting on a potential double-digit water rate increase, council members received a presentation about the rate increase already decided on by San Diego County Water Authority. “The board ultimately chose to go with a smoothing approach for the rate increases with an effective rate increase of 9.5% […]
Traces of COVID-19 in Point Loma Wastewater Reach Highest Levels in More Than a Year
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diego by EditorHealth officials reported Sunday that Point Loma has reached the highest concentration of COVID-19 viral load in local wastewater since August 2022. According to the San Diego Epidemiology and Research for COVID Health Alliance, a partnership between Scripps Research and UC San Diego, scientists measure concentration of the virus at the Point Loma, Encina and South […]
QSA: Landmark Conservation Pact Marks 20 Years of Water Security for San Diego
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwenty years ago, in October 2003, water officials from across the Southwest signed the largest water conservation-and-transfer agreement in U.S. history, the QSA, or Quantification Settlement Agreement. The agreement has provided decades of water security for San Diego County and benefits for numerous partners across the Southwest. In total, that pact supplies more than half of […]
IID Dedicates New Lloyd Allen Water Conservation Operational Reservoir
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Press Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors conducted a formal dedication of its newest water conservation and operational reservoir located just east of here on Wednesday, October 11, named after longtime Division 3 Director Lloyd Allen.
Escondido Prepares for Proposed Water Rate Hikes
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /FOX 5 San Diego by Kasia Gregorczyk Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityOne week away from the city of Escondido voting on a potential double-digit water rate increase, council members received a presentation about the rate increase already decided on by San Diego County Water Authority. “The board ultimately chose to go with a smoothing approach for the rate increases with an effective rate increase of 9.5% […]