Smart water meters, which make conservation easier for customers, will replace outdated meters for all San Diego water customers by early 2020, city officials say. A successful pilot program last year, during which 11,500 such meters were installed, has prompted the city to revamp another 85,000 meters so they can handle transmitters that will enable […]
When the San Diego County Water Authority filed its initial rate case lawsuit in 2010 against the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we knew it would be a marathon. Seven years later, we passed another important marker in the long-running litigation when a June 21 ruling by the state Court of Appeal […]
With great fanfare, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced the planting of 500 new trees in San Diego’s Balboa Park last week. Meanwhile, pepper trees in Old Town, jacaranda and pine trees in Point Loma, and even more precious trees and plants in the birthplace of California—Presidio Park—are allowed to wither and die, or be cut down, due to […]
One of the most enduring myths of California water politics is that the Delta Tunnels promoted by the Jerry Brown and Donald Trump administrations are designed to divert Northern California water to “fill swimming pools” of “wealthy water wasters” in Southern California. In reality, 80 percent of northern California water exported south of the Delta goes to irrigate agribusiness operations […]
San Diego Switching To Conservation-Friendly ‘Smart’ Water Meters
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribune by David GarrickSmart water meters, which make conservation easier for customers, will replace outdated meters for all San Diego water customers by early 2020, city officials say. A successful pilot program last year, during which 11,500 such meters were installed, has prompted the city to revamp another 85,000 meters so they can handle transmitters that will enable […]
Perseverance Pays Off In Rate Case Ruling
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Valley Roadrunner (Valley Center)by Mark Muir Quoted: Mark MuirWhen the San Diego County Water Authority filed its initial rate case lawsuit in 2010 against the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we knew it would be a marathon. Seven years later, we passed another important marker in the long-running litigation when a June 21 ruling by the state Court of Appeal […]
OPINION: Water, Water, Everywhere But Not A Drop For Trees
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diegoby Colleen O'ConnorWith great fanfare, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced the planting of 500 new trees in San Diego’s Balboa Park last week. Meanwhile, pepper trees in Old Town, jacaranda and pine trees in Point Loma, and even more precious trees and plants in the birthplace of California—Presidio Park—are allowed to wither and die, or be cut down, due to […]
LA Ratepayers Will Pay For Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels (But Big Agriculture Gets All Water)
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Red, Green, and Blue by Dan BacherOne of the most enduring myths of California water politics is that the Delta Tunnels promoted by the Jerry Brown and Donald Trump administrations are designed to divert Northern California water to “fill swimming pools” of “wealthy water wasters” in Southern California. In reality, 80 percent of northern California water exported south of the Delta goes to irrigate agribusiness operations […]