Strong opposition in the Legislature has scuttled a bill that would have required agencies in California to release information about water use by businesses such as farms and golf courses. With the bill’s demise in the Senate, water districts will be able to continue keeping confidential information about how much water businesses are using during […]
A new Smithsonian Institution exhibit, highlighting the importance of water, made its national debut at the Western Science Center in Hemet on August 13, where it will be on display until November 27, 2016. The exhibit, entitled “H2O Today,” is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES). The Western Science Center is a Smithsonian […]
Riverside’s utility hopes to make $3.5 million this year on a deal to sell water to a nearby water district. Last year, the city sold a small amount to customers of the Western Municipal Water District. Officials with Riverside Public Utilities and Western say the deal benefits both agencies’ customers by helping Riverside make up lost […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Kevin Dayton Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Environmental activist Marco Gonzalez was irked to see the San Diego County Taxpayers Association recently give a Golden Watchdog award to the Carlsbad Desalination Plant. Besides arguing that the region should simply use less water, he argues that desalinated seawater is more expensive than imported water from the San Joaquin Delta and the Colorado River. It’s […]
Bill targeting water secrecy scrapped in California Senate
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian JamesStrong opposition in the Legislature has scuttled a bill that would have required agencies in California to release information about water use by businesses such as farms and golf courses. With the bill’s demise in the Senate, water districts will be able to continue keeping confidential information about how much water businesses are using during […]
Smithsonian Exhibit Comes to Western Science Center
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Friday FlyerA new Smithsonian Institution exhibit, highlighting the importance of water, made its national debut at the Western Science Center in Hemet on August 13, where it will be on display until November 27, 2016. The exhibit, entitled “H2O Today,” is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES). The Western Science Center is a Smithsonian […]
Riverside Could Increase Sale of Unneeded Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by Alicia RobinsonRiverside’s utility hopes to make $3.5 million this year on a deal to sell water to a nearby water district. Last year, the city sold a small amount to customers of the Western Municipal Water District. Officials with Riverside Public Utilities and Western say the deal benefits both agencies’ customers by helping Riverside make up lost […]
OPINION: Desalination Plant’s Critics Are Partly to Blame for Expensive Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Kevin Dayton Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEnvironmental activist Marco Gonzalez was irked to see the San Diego County Taxpayers Association recently give a Golden Watchdog award to the Carlsbad Desalination Plant. Besides arguing that the region should simply use less water, he argues that desalinated seawater is more expensive than imported water from the San Joaquin Delta and the Colorado River. It’s […]