/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Anza Valley Outlook (Fallbrook)by Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The November 2014 election included the passage of Proposition 1, whose allocations included $510 million to the state Department of Water Resources to support projects included in Integrated Regional Water Management programs approved by DWR. Proposition 1 also stipulated 12 IRWM funding areas which are based on hydrologic areas rather than county boundaries. The San […]
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at Flora Vista Elementary School on Nov. 28 celebrated the beginning of operation of the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) Village Park Recycled Water Project. OMWD Board President Edmund Sprague cut the ribbon — while Encinitas City Council member and Board Chair of the San Diego County Water Authority Mark Muir and […]
California is finally embracing its rivers. It may be a choking embrace. We Californians have long celebrated our coastal splendor and beautiful mountains. But our rivers were seen as mere plumbing for our hydration convenience. Now California’s communities, seeking space for environmental restoration and recreation (and some desperately needed housing), are treating rivers and riverfronts […]
Encinitas schools and homes gained millions of gallons of recycled water this week when the Olivenhain Municipal Water District launched a new distribution system for its Village Park Recycled Water Project. The project, which started taking shape in spring 2015, can offset up to 14 millions of gallons of potable water use each year, officials said. […]
SDCWA Approves Grant Application For Anza Baseline Groundwater Basin Study
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Anza Valley Outlook (Fallbrook)by Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe November 2014 election included the passage of Proposition 1, whose allocations included $510 million to the state Department of Water Resources to support projects included in Integrated Regional Water Management programs approved by DWR. Proposition 1 also stipulated 12 IRWM funding areas which are based on hydrologic areas rather than county boundaries. The San […]
Flora Vista Is First To Benefit From OMWD’s Village Park Recycled Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Del Mar Timesby Chris Saur Mentioned: Mark MuirA ribbon-cutting ceremony at Flora Vista Elementary School on Nov. 28 celebrated the beginning of operation of the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) Village Park Recycled Water Project. OMWD Board President Edmund Sprague cut the ribbon — while Encinitas City Council member and Board Chair of the San Diego County Water Authority Mark Muir and […]
OPINION: Debates arise over California’s rivers
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby JOE MATHEWSCalifornia is finally embracing its rivers. It may be a choking embrace. We Californians have long celebrated our coastal splendor and beautiful mountains. But our rivers were seen as mere plumbing for our hydration convenience. Now California’s communities, seeking space for environmental restoration and recreation (and some desperately needed housing), are treating rivers and riverfronts […]
Olivenhain Adds New Recycled Water System
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan BrennanEncinitas schools and homes gained millions of gallons of recycled water this week when the Olivenhain Municipal Water District launched a new distribution system for its Village Park Recycled Water Project. The project, which started taking shape in spring 2015, can offset up to 14 millions of gallons of potable water use each year, officials said. […]