/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Carolyn Cavecche Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Twenty years ago, the elected officials who served on the boards of the Orange County Sanitation District and Orange County Water District had a visionary idea to recycle treated wastewater to drinking water standards and percolate that water into our underground aquifer where it could eventually be used again for drinking water. The project — […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
On Wednesday, a state appeals court expressed skepticism about a San Diego County Water Authority’s court victory over the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. At stake is up to $7.4 billion in San Diego ratepayer money. The Water Authority’s earlier victory is “in jeopardy,” according to the Daily Journal. Last year, a San Francisco […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Daily Transcriptby Kevin Lee Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
A landmark $233 million judgment won by the San Diego County Water Authority in a water fee dispute is in jeopardy following oral argument Wednesday before the 1st District Court of Appeal. Two 1st District justices of the three-member panel appeared reluctant to agree with San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow’s rulings […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times-Advocate (Escondido) by David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The first part of this article, about the current water situation in the state, will run this week. Part II will talk about the Metropolitan Water District’s general manager, Jeffrey Kightlinger, defending his agency from accusations made by one of its member agencies, the San Diego County Water Authority. Although this article was written for […]
OPINION: The Value Of Water Independence
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Carolyn Cavecche Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwenty years ago, the elected officials who served on the boards of the Orange County Sanitation District and Orange County Water District had a visionary idea to recycle treated wastewater to drinking water standards and percolate that water into our underground aquifer where it could eventually be used again for drinking water. The project — […]
Court Wary of Earlier Water Authority Win
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn Wednesday, a state appeals court expressed skepticism about a San Diego County Water Authority’s court victory over the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. At stake is up to $7.4 billion in San Diego ratepayer money. The Water Authority’s earlier victory is “in jeopardy,” according to the Daily Journal. Last year, a San Francisco […]
Water Authority’s $233M Award In Jeopardy After Appellate Panel Hearing
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Daily Transcriptby Kevin Lee Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA landmark $233 million judgment won by the San Diego County Water Authority in a water fee dispute is in jeopardy following oral argument Wednesday before the 1st District Court of Appeal. Two 1st District justices of the three-member panel appeared reluctant to agree with San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow’s rulings […]
Metropolitan Water GM Defends Agency From Accusations
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times-Advocate (Escondido) by David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe first part of this article, about the current water situation in the state, will run this week. Part II will talk about the Metropolitan Water District’s general manager, Jeffrey Kightlinger, defending his agency from accusations made by one of its member agencies, the San Diego County Water Authority. Although this article was written for […]