Camp Pendleton officials swear that the water consumed by 55,000 Marines and their families is safe, despite a pair of scathing state and federal investigations indicating chronic problems in the treatment systems at the sprawling military base. Water safety inspectors visiting Camp Pendleton over several days in late June uncovered rats rotting on a reservoir […]
The state Supreme Court Wednesday refused to intervene in an ongoing rate dispute between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District, leaving in place an appellate decision that gives both sides a partial victory. The Water Authority has sued the MWD, the primary water wholesaler in California, multiple times over costs, which […]
The California Supreme Court effectively brought to end this week a longstanding, bitter fight between water managers in Los Angeles and San Diego — a ruling that means the loss of billions in potential savings for local ratepayers. The high court declined Wednesday to take up an appeal by the San Diego County Water Authority, […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Robert A. Weese Filtration Plant is owned by the City of Oceanside and operated by Oceanside’s Water Utilities Department, but the facility is located off of Silverleaf Lane in the Gopher Canyon area and is within the boundaries of the Rainbow Municipal Water District. The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be commencing the staff […]
With Rats and Frogs in Camp Pendleton Water Supply, Base Agrees to Federal Decree
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneCamp Pendleton officials swear that the water consumed by 55,000 Marines and their families is safe, despite a pair of scathing state and federal investigations indicating chronic problems in the treatment systems at the sprawling military base. Water safety inspectors visiting Camp Pendleton over several days in late June uncovered rats rotting on a reservoir […]
State Supreme Court Refuses To Intervene In Rate Dispute Between Water Districts
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Patch Quoted: Mark MuirThe state Supreme Court Wednesday refused to intervene in an ongoing rate dispute between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District, leaving in place an appellate decision that gives both sides a partial victory. The Water Authority has sued the MWD, the primary water wholesaler in California, multiple times over costs, which […]
San Diego Loses Billions in Potential Water Savings Under Court Ruling
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune Quoted: Mark MuirThe California Supreme Court effectively brought to end this week a longstanding, bitter fight between water managers in Los Angeles and San Diego — a ruling that means the loss of billions in potential savings for local ratepayers. The high court declined Wednesday to take up an appeal by the San Diego County Water Authority, […]
Rainbow MWD Approves Design for Weese Interconnect
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Robert A. Weese Filtration Plant is owned by the City of Oceanside and operated by Oceanside’s Water Utilities Department, but the facility is located off of Silverleaf Lane in the Gopher Canyon area and is within the boundaries of the Rainbow Municipal Water District. The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be commencing the staff […]