The Metropolitan Water District of California has authorized the preliminary design to replace the wastewater system at Lake Mathews. A May 9 MWD board vote authorized the preliminary design process, appropriated $350,000 for that phase, and found the preliminary design phase to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. The preliminary design activity […]
With Baja California pushing forward on its plan for a massive desalination plant in Rosarito Beach, a ground-breaking proposal to pipe some of that water to the United States has overcome a key hurdle. The U.S. State Department’s approval of a presidential permit marks a step forward for the Otay Water District and its vision […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /ABC 10 News (San Diego)by Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
A multi-million-dollar expansion means millions of more gallons of clean drinking water for San Diego’s South Bay. The Sweetwater Authority dedicated the expansion of its Richard A. Reynolds Groundwater Desalination Facility Thursday. The $42 million expansion doubles the plant’s output to 10 million gallons of water a day. Sweetwater Authority had to dig five new […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by James DeHaven Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Closed-door meetings conducted by the San Diego County Water Authority deprive the public of its right to monitor the agency and must be opened up to ratepayers and others, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in San Diego County Superior Court. The suit, brought by public-interest attorney Cory Briggs, demands an end to private, unnoticed […]
MWD Approves Preliminary Design to Replace Lake Mathews Wastewater System
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley News (Fallbrook)by Joe NaimanThe Metropolitan Water District of California has authorized the preliminary design to replace the wastewater system at Lake Mathews. A May 9 MWD board vote authorized the preliminary design process, appropriated $350,000 for that phase, and found the preliminary design phase to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review. The preliminary design activity […]
Could Desalinated Water from Mexico Flow to San Diego?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Sandra DibbleWith Baja California pushing forward on its plan for a massive desalination plant in Rosarito Beach, a ground-breaking proposal to pipe some of that water to the United States has overcome a key hurdle. The U.S. State Department’s approval of a presidential permit marks a step forward for the Otay Water District and its vision […]
Multi-Million-Dollar Desalination Expansion Means Millions of Gallons of Water for the South Bay
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 News (San Diego)by Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA multi-million-dollar expansion means millions of more gallons of clean drinking water for San Diego’s South Bay. The Sweetwater Authority dedicated the expansion of its Richard A. Reynolds Groundwater Desalination Facility Thursday. The $42 million expansion doubles the plant’s output to 10 million gallons of water a day. Sweetwater Authority had to dig five new […]
County Water Panel Sued Over Closed-Door Meetings
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by James DeHaven Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityClosed-door meetings conducted by the San Diego County Water Authority deprive the public of its right to monitor the agency and must be opened up to ratepayers and others, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in San Diego County Superior Court. The suit, brought by public-interest attorney Cory Briggs, demands an end to private, unnoticed […]