The Biden Administration will pay the Imperial Irrigation District an estimated $77.6 million for conserving 100,000 acre-feet of water in the Colorado River this year, setting the stage for more than half a billion dollars in federal funds to be paid to the agency, the river’s largest user, to conserve far more through 2026.
As part of the historic Lower Basin Plan between Arizona, California and Nevada to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026 to protect the Colorado River system from extended drought, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors on Friday, Dec. 1 unanimously approved the 2023 System Conservation Implementation Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
In recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.
Imperial Irrigation District OKs Plan Aimed at Preserving Colorado River, Salton Sea
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet Wilson Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Biden Administration will pay the Imperial Irrigation District an estimated $77.6 million for conserving 100,000 acre-feet of water in the Colorado River this year, setting the stage for more than half a billion dollars in federal funds to be paid to the agency, the river’s largest user, to conserve far more through 2026.
Rising Water Rates Could Affect Beer Prices in San Diego
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /ABC10 Newsby Perla Shaheen Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityFor local breweries in San Diego, it’s becoming increasingly complex to brew beer due to a recent surge in water rates.
IID Backs Conservation Plan, Strengthening Colorado River, Salton Sea
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Holtville Tribune Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs part of the historic Lower Basin Plan between Arizona, California and Nevada to conserve 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026 to protect the Colorado River system from extended drought, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors on Friday, Dec. 1 unanimously approved the 2023 System Conservation Implementation Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
In California, Farmers Test a Method to Sink More Water into Underground Stores
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Emma Foehringer MerchantIn recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.