The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has unanimously approved and signed an agreement with J.F. Shea Construction to build a $110 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will enable WRD to develop the first locally sustainable groundwater basins in California. “This is an exciting day,” said WRD Board of Directors President Willard H. […]
The San Diego County Water Authority board of directors on Thursday voted to raise rates 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017. The water authority cited increasing expenses for imported water and the need to pass on higher costs for water from the desalination plant in Carlsbad. The water […]
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today voted to raise rates 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017. The Water Authority cited increasing expenses for imported water and the need to pass on higher costs for water from the desalination plant in Carlsbad. The SDCWA, which […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Desert Sunby Sammy Roth Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Coachella Valley residents have slashed their water use nearly 25 percent over the past year in response to California’s historic drought. Now they face a new conservation mandate: zero percent. No, the drought isn’t over: The entire state is abnormally dry and 43 percent of it suffers from “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. But with […]
Southern California Water Recycling Project To Make History
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Business Facilities (New Jersey)The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has unanimously approved and signed an agreement with J.F. Shea Construction to build a $110 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will enable WRD to develop the first locally sustainable groundwater basins in California. “This is an exciting day,” said WRD Board of Directors President Willard H. […]
San Diego County Water Authority Votes To Raise Rates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS Quoted: Mark WestonThe San Diego County Water Authority board of directors on Thursday voted to raise rates 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017. The water authority cited increasing expenses for imported water and the need to pass on higher costs for water from the desalination plant in Carlsbad. The water […]
San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors Vote to Raise Water Rates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas) Quoted: Mark WestonThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today voted to raise rates 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017. The Water Authority cited increasing expenses for imported water and the need to pass on higher costs for water from the desalination plant in Carlsbad. The SDCWA, which […]
California’s Drought Isn’t Over. Why Are So Many Water Agencies Ending Mandatory Conservation?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sunby Sammy Roth Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCoachella Valley residents have slashed their water use nearly 25 percent over the past year in response to California’s historic drought. Now they face a new conservation mandate: zero percent. No, the drought isn’t over: The entire state is abnormally dry and 43 percent of it suffers from “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. But with […]