The next time a member of a regional water agency wants to secede, a majority of voters across the entire wider district will have to approve the change under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Late last week the governor signed Assembly Bill 399, legislation authored by Encinitas Democrat Tasha Boerner and […]
San Diego has secure water supplies that are the envy of many agencies throughout the western United States. The key to this was an agreement reached 20 years ago this week with the Imperial Irrigation District to send Colorado River water from that desert farming region to San Diego County. The nation’s largest agriculture-to-urban water […]
The San Diego County Water Authority announced that Sunday marks 20 years since water officials across the Southwestern U.S. signed the largest water conservation-transfer agreement in the nation’s history, enabling two decades of sourcing clean water from the Colorado River. Known as the Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, or QSA, the agreements settled decades of dispute over Colorado […]
With California reservoirs full after a historically wet winter, the Long Beach Utilities Commission has signed off on a plan to buy more imported water at a discount to help other cities clear space to capture more rain during the upcoming winter season. Long Beach typically pumps over 60% of its customers’ water from local […]
Newsom Signs Law Making it Tougher for Water Districts to Secede — But it Won’t Affect Rainbow and Fallbrook Plans
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jeff McDonald Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe next time a member of a regional water agency wants to secede, a majority of voters across the entire wider district will have to approve the change under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Late last week the governor signed Assembly Bill 399, legislation authored by Encinitas Democrat Tasha Boerner and […]
Opinion: San Diego-Imperial Water Deal: 20 Years of Success With Questions Ahead
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego has secure water supplies that are the envy of many agencies throughout the western United States. The key to this was an agreement reached 20 years ago this week with the Imperial Irrigation District to send Colorado River water from that desert farming region to San Diego County. The nation’s largest agriculture-to-urban water […]
San Diego Water Authority Celebrates 20 Years of Secure, Clean Water Through Landmark Pact
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth Ireland / City News Service Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority announced that Sunday marks 20 years since water officials across the Southwestern U.S. signed the largest water conservation-transfer agreement in the nation’s history, enabling two decades of sourcing clean water from the Colorado River. Known as the Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, or QSA, the agreements settled decades of dispute over Colorado […]
Reservoirs Are So Full Long Beach Will Buy Water at a Discount, Save its Groundwater
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Long Beach Post by Jason RuizWith California reservoirs full after a historically wet winter, the Long Beach Utilities Commission has signed off on a plan to buy more imported water at a discount to help other cities clear space to capture more rain during the upcoming winter season. Long Beach typically pumps over 60% of its customers’ water from local […]