The San Diego Association of Governments wants to put a tax increase on the November ballot. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax increase on county residents to fund transportation and infrastructure around the county for the next 40 years. The proposed tax hike already has a number of critics. It’s being opposed by environmentalists and community leaders who […]
With its dedication in December 2015, the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant opened a spigot to the Pacific Ocean, creating a new, drought-proof source of drinking water for 3.1 million people in San Diego County, CA. As the largest ocean desalination plant in the nation and Western Hemisphere, the Carlsbad Plant is […]
Two days after it ended restricted water deliveries to its member agencies thanks to improved statewide supply, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Thursday began a $2.2 million advertising effort to encourage residents to continue conserving. “El Nino helped, but after drawing down our reserves the last four years to record low levels, we all […]
Much of the water that California receives from the Colorado River flows to the Imperial Valley, where canals spread out across fields of hay, wheat and vegetables of all sorts, from carrots to broccoli. Because the Imperial Irrigation District holds the single largest entitlement to water from the river, its participation would be vital in […]
San Diego Explained: SANDAG’s Big Tax Hike Proposal
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Lina ChankarThe San Diego Association of Governments wants to put a tax increase on the November ballot. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax increase on county residents to fund transportation and infrastructure around the county for the next 40 years. The proposed tax hike already has a number of critics. It’s being opposed by environmentalists and community leaders who […]
BLOG: Plant Taps Pacific Ocean As Source Of Drinking Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Online Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWith its dedication in December 2015, the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant opened a spigot to the Pacific Ocean, creating a new, drought-proof source of drinking water for 3.1 million people in San Diego County, CA. As the largest ocean desalination plant in the nation and Western Hemisphere, the Carlsbad Plant is […]
Water District Spends $2.2M Telling You to Conserve: Two Days Ago Restrictions Ended
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /MyNewsLAby by Debbie L. SklarTwo days after it ended restricted water deliveries to its member agencies thanks to improved statewide supply, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Thursday began a $2.2 million advertising effort to encourage residents to continue conserving. “El Nino helped, but after drawing down our reserves the last four years to record low levels, we all […]
Salton Sea a Concern for IID in Colorado River Talks
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) by By Ian JamesMuch of the water that California receives from the Colorado River flows to the Imperial Valley, where canals spread out across fields of hay, wheat and vegetables of all sorts, from carrots to broccoli. Because the Imperial Irrigation District holds the single largest entitlement to water from the river, its participation would be vital in […]