The proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project got a major boost this week with prominent Southern California water agencies calling on the State Lands Commission to approve the Project’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Report at their October 19th hearing. The Project will produce 56,000 acre feet per year (50 million gallons per day or enough for 400,000 residents) of […]
San Diego officials were informed repeatedly of the dangers of disease-carrying runoff from homeless encampments into area waterways, as far as a decade before the current hepatitis A crisis spurred action. Typical of the volumes of reports is a 2015 city plan for Mission Bay, which cited hepatitis research in setting priorities for officials regarding […]
The nearly 24,000 Western Municipal Water District customers can expect to see their water bills rise on average about $15 to $20 a month after this week’s approval of phased rate increases. Residential customers in the Riverside area should see bills climb an average of $14.63 per month by early 2020, with a first incremental […]
Gov. Jerry Brown’s bold $17 billion plan to build two gigantic 35-mile, 40-foot-wide tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to make it easier to move water from Northern California to Southern California and to stabilize the state’s water distribution system always seemed like a tough sell. Critics were far more energized than supporters. Then last […]
Southern California Water Agencies Urge Approval Of Huntington Beach Desalination Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Orange County Breeze Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantThe proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project got a major boost this week with prominent Southern California water agencies calling on the State Lands Commission to approve the Project’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Report at their October 19th hearing. The Project will produce 56,000 acre feet per year (50 million gallons per day or enough for 400,000 residents) of […]
Water Board Reports Highlighted Health Risk Before Hepatitis Outbreak
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego officials were informed repeatedly of the dangers of disease-carrying runoff from homeless encampments into area waterways, as far as a decade before the current hepatitis A crisis spurred action. Typical of the volumes of reports is a 2015 city plan for Mission Bay, which cited hepatitis research in setting priorities for officials regarding […]
Western Municipal Boosts Water Rates for Riverside, Murrieta Customers
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)The nearly 24,000 Western Municipal Water District customers can expect to see their water bills rise on average about $15 to $20 a month after this week’s approval of phased rate increases. Residential customers in the Riverside area should see bills climb an average of $14.63 per month by early 2020, with a first incremental […]
Why Gov. Brown’s Water Tunnels Plan May Be Doomed
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneGov. Jerry Brown’s bold $17 billion plan to build two gigantic 35-mile, 40-foot-wide tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to make it easier to move water from Northern California to Southern California and to stabilize the state’s water distribution system always seemed like a tough sell. Critics were far more energized than supporters. Then last […]