/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Quoted: Christy Guerin, Keith Lewinger and Frank Hilliker
The San Diego County Water Authority isn’t opposed to testing water in schools for lead – it’s just opposed to paying for it. The agency voted Thursday to oppose a bill written by L.A.-area Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio that would require water agencies to test schools each year to ensure they are lead-free. Christy Guerin, chairwoman […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /Santee Patch Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: Mark Muir
Plans are in the works for an energy storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir in San Diego’s East County that could ease pressure on electric grids by producing locally generated renewable energy, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday authorized the Water […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /Power Engineering Magazine Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: Mark Muir
The San Diego County Water Authority announced it will seek detailed proposals for a potential energy storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir that could total up to 500 MW. The official RFP will go out this summer.The request for proposals follows a January request for letters of intent to measure interest in the facility. […]
Federal land managers have advanced plans for a $1.4 billion energy-storage project in which desert groundwater would be pumped to high-elevation reservoirs near Joshua Tree National Park and then released downhill to generate electricity. Late last week, the Bureau of Land Management found that using 1,150 acres of public land — mainly for the project’s power […]
Water Authority Rejects ‘Sexy’ Proposal To Test Schools’ Water For Lead
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Quoted: Christy Guerin, Keith Lewinger and Frank HillikerThe San Diego County Water Authority isn’t opposed to testing water in schools for lead – it’s just opposed to paying for it. The agency voted Thursday to oppose a bill written by L.A.-area Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio that would require water agencies to test schools each year to ensure they are lead-free. Christy Guerin, chairwoman […]
San Vicente Reservoir Eyed For Renewable Energy Facility
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Santee Patch Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Mark Muir
Plans are in the works for an energy storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir in San Diego’s East County that could ease pressure on electric grids by producing locally generated renewable energy, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday authorized the Water […]
San Diego Seeking Energy Storage at San Vicente Reservoir
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Power Engineering Magazine Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Mark Muir
The San Diego County Water Authority announced it will seek detailed proposals for a potential energy storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir that could total up to 500 MW. The official RFP will go out this summer.The request for proposals follows a January request for letters of intent to measure interest in the facility. […]
Desert Groundwater At Stake As Joshua Tree Pumping Plan Moves Forward
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by David DanelskiFederal land managers have advanced plans for a $1.4 billion energy-storage project in which desert groundwater would be pumped to high-elevation reservoirs near Joshua Tree National Park and then released downhill to generate electricity. Late last week, the Bureau of Land Management found that using 1,150 acres of public land — mainly for the project’s power […]