San Diegans will be able to get a financial break on water leak repairs next week in a San Diego County Water Authority program. From Monday to March 26, participating plumbers will offer 10 percent discounts on products and services needed to fix leaks, up to $100. The program is a partnership between the Water […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian James Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
After years of delays, California’s plans for the shrinking Salton Sea are finally starting to take shape. A $383 million plan released by the state’s Natural Resources Agency on Thursday lays out a schedule for building thousands of acres of ponds and wetlands that will cover up stretches of dusty lakebed and create habitat for […]
Badly needed fixes to Tijuana’s wastewater system — which recently leaked millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean, fouling beaches as far north as Coronado — may have to wait. President Trump’s proposed budget released Thursday slashes funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by a whopping $5.7 billion dollars or 31 percent. […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Monica Dean and Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego gets most of its water supply from far away. About a fifth of it comes from Northern California. Gov. Jerry Brown has big ideas for making sure Southern California can continue drinking water from its northern neighbor. He wants to build two 35-mile underground tunnels 150 feet underground to keep water flowing south. […]
Program Offers San Diegans Discounts On Water Leak Repairs
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Fox 5 San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diegans will be able to get a financial break on water leak repairs next week in a San Diego County Water Authority program. From Monday to March 26, participating plumbers will offer 10 percent discounts on products and services needed to fix leaks, up to $100. The program is a partnership between the Water […]
California Has A New $383 Million Plan For The Shrinking Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian James Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter years of delays, California’s plans for the shrinking Salton Sea are finally starting to take shape. A $383 million plan released by the state’s Natural Resources Agency on Thursday lays out a schedule for building thousands of acres of ponds and wetlands that will cover up stretches of dusty lakebed and create habitat for […]
Trump EPA Cuts Could Slow Tijuana Sewage-System Upgrades
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithBadly needed fixes to Tijuana’s wastewater system — which recently leaked millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean, fouling beaches as far north as Coronado — may have to wait. President Trump’s proposed budget released Thursday slashes funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by a whopping $5.7 billion dollars or 31 percent. […]
San Diego Explained: The Governor’s Water Plan and Why Locals are Wary
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Monica Dean and Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego gets most of its water supply from far away. About a fifth of it comes from Northern California. Gov. Jerry Brown has big ideas for making sure Southern California can continue drinking water from its northern neighbor. He wants to build two 35-mile underground tunnels 150 feet underground to keep water flowing south. […]