San Diego officials say within five years, the city will be recycling sewage into drinking water. The San Diego Union-Tribune says the mayor and others backed the plan known as Pure Water San Diego before the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday. The commission granted a request for San Diego to delay retrofitting an aging wastewater […]
The state water resources control board rescinded the water supply “stress test” requirements and remaining mandatory conservation standards for urban water suppliers while keeping in place the water use reporting requirements and prohibitions against wasteful practices. The action by state water board Executive Director Tom Howard was in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s announcement in early April ending […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /Valley Road Runner (Valley Center)by David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The first part of this article, about the current water situation in the state, ran last week. This week, the Metropolitan Water District’s general manager, Jeffrey Kightlinger, defends his agency from accusations made by one of its member agencies, the San Diego County Water Authority.After his remarks on the state of water delivery in California, […]
The California Courts of Appeal has 90 days to decide the fate of a water rate dispute between a Los Angeles-based water wholesaler and San Diego County water managers. At issue is the cost of moving water through the Metropolitan Water District’s delivery system. San Diego water managers accused Metropolitan of charging too much to […]
San Diego Moving Ahead With Sewage-To-Drinking Water Plan
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by US News)San Diego officials say within five years, the city will be recycling sewage into drinking water. The San Diego Union-Tribune says the mayor and others backed the plan known as Pure Water San Diego before the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday. The commission granted a request for San Diego to delay retrofitting an aging wastewater […]
State Water Board Rescinds Mandatory Conservation Standards; Reporting Requirements And Prohibition On Water Waste Remain
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley News (Fallbrook)The state water resources control board rescinded the water supply “stress test” requirements and remaining mandatory conservation standards for urban water suppliers while keeping in place the water use reporting requirements and prohibitions against wasteful practices. The action by state water board Executive Director Tom Howard was in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s announcement in early April ending […]
Metropolitan Water GM Defends Agency From Accusations
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Valley Road Runner (Valley Center)by David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe first part of this article, about the current water situation in the state, ran last week. This week, the Metropolitan Water District’s general manager, Jeffrey Kightlinger, defends his agency from accusations made by one of its member agencies, the San Diego County Water Authority.After his remarks on the state of water delivery in California, […]
State Appeals Court Hears San Diego Water Dispute
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBSby Erik Anderson Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe California Courts of Appeal has 90 days to decide the fate of a water rate dispute between a Los Angeles-based water wholesaler and San Diego County water managers. At issue is the cost of moving water through the Metropolitan Water District’s delivery system. San Diego water managers accused Metropolitan of charging too much to […]