Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday agreed to help offset the costs of two Orange County projects that will save enough water to supply more than 1,600 families a year. With the recommendation from the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC), recycled-water projects in the El Toro (ETWD) and […]
California’s prolonged and ongoing drought has at least one positive outcome. It has prompted water officials across the state to quickly develop new sources of water — and one of those new sources is flushed water. The Orange County Water District is leading the nation in wastewater treatment to replenish groundwater supplies — and that project is expanding […]
A rain storm is expected to pass through Southern California starting Thursday afternoon that will last through Friday. Some areas are expected to receive up to 2 inches of rainfall, with potentially significant episodes of heavy downpour mainly on Thursday night in Ventura and L.A. counties, Carol Smith with the National Weather Service told KPCC. The […]
A mere year after opening, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is seeing enormous success in its efforts to provide water for California in the midst of the state’s multi-year drought. Opened on Dec. 14 2015, the Carlsbad plant uses the most technologically advanced seawater desalination equipment of any plant in the nation. Pulling […]
MET Board approves financial support for two OC water projects
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Orange County BreezeDirectors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday agreed to help offset the costs of two Orange County projects that will save enough water to supply more than 1,600 families a year. With the recommendation from the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC), recycled-water projects in the El Toro (ETWD) and […]
Nation’s Largest Water Recycling Plant Expanding in Orange County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KQED News (San Francisco)California’s prolonged and ongoing drought has at least one positive outcome. It has prompted water officials across the state to quickly develop new sources of water — and one of those new sources is flushed water. The Orange County Water District is leading the nation in wastewater treatment to replenish groundwater supplies — and that project is expanding […]
Storm to bring up to 2 inches of rain to LA, Ventura counties
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)A rain storm is expected to pass through Southern California starting Thursday afternoon that will last through Friday. Some areas are expected to receive up to 2 inches of rainfall, with potentially significant episodes of heavy downpour mainly on Thursday night in Ventura and L.A. counties, Carol Smith with the National Weather Service told KPCC. The […]
Carlsbad desalination plant produces 15 billion gallons of fresh water in first year
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Examinerby Nuala Sawyer Quoted: Mark MuirA mere year after opening, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is seeing enormous success in its efforts to provide water for California in the midst of the state’s multi-year drought. Opened on Dec. 14 2015, the Carlsbad plant uses the most technologically advanced seawater desalination equipment of any plant in the nation. Pulling […]