The clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty. So far, Mexico has paid less than half what it owes during this five-year cycle, which ends on Oct. 25. ormer McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, chairman of the Region M Water Planning Group, says […]
The WateReuse Association of California recently honored Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Elijo Joint Powers Authority and Leucadia Wastewater with its 2025 Outreach and Education Program of the Year award, according to a news release. Presented during the association’s annual conference, the award recognizes the three North County agencies’ 2024 Water Career Day, which welcomed […]
In the 1974 classic “Chinatown,” water wasn’t just water — it was power. Los Angeles power brokers quietly drained reservoirs, drove up scarcity, while ordinary citizens paid the price in higher costs and lost trust. Half a century later, San Diego County is living its own version of “Chinatown,” and the stage is set at Lake Hodges.
Disputes over water have been a constant in California history, and San Diego is going through a particularly rough patch on that front these days. At the center of the current maelstrom is Dan Denham, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority.
Deadline for Mexico to Pay Water Owed to Us Fast Approaching
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sandra SanchezThe clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty. So far, Mexico has paid less than half what it owes during this five-year cycle, which ends on Oct. 25. ormer McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, chairman of the Region M Water Planning Group, says […]
North County Water Agencies Receive Award for ‘Career Day’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-TribuneThe WateReuse Association of California recently honored Olivenhain Municipal Water District, San Elijo Joint Powers Authority and Leucadia Wastewater with its 2025 Outreach and Education Program of the Year award, according to a news release. Presented during the association’s annual conference, the award recognizes the three North County agencies’ 2024 Water Career Day, which welcomed […]
OPINION: Poor Decisions on Lake Hodges Risk Disaster
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-TribuneIn the 1974 classic “Chinatown,” water wasn’t just water — it was power. Los Angeles power brokers quietly drained reservoirs, drove up scarcity, while ordinary citizens paid the price in higher costs and lost trust. Half a century later, San Diego County is living its own version of “Chinatown,” and the stage is set at Lake Hodges.
OPINION: Water Chief Keeps Focused on Long Game Amid Rate-Hike Heat
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Quoted: Dan DenhamDisputes over water have been a constant in California history, and San Diego is going through a particularly rough patch on that front these days. At the center of the current maelstrom is Dan Denham, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority.