As regulators mull softening the state’s drought restrictions amid outcry from some Northern California water districts, water wasters in Los Angeles will soon face stiffer fines and water audits under a plan approved this week by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Under the city’s amended water conservation plan, which will take effect Tuesday, the Department of Water […]
The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has been honored with a Global Water Award as the Desalination Plant of the Year for 2016 by Global Water Intelligence, publisher of periodicals for the international water industry. The award, announced this week at the Global Water Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, goes to “the […]
A major water resources bill introduced Tuesday in the Senate would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to partner with local governments and other agencies – not just California officials – on projects to address the problems of the shrinking Salton Sea. The bill also would require the Army Corps of Engineers to present […]
Six months ago, regulators with California’s State Water Resources Control Board made an example of four local agencies by slapping them with $61,000 fines for failing to comply with mandatory drought rules requiring reductions in water use. Now two of those agencies, the Coachella Valley Water District and the Indio Water Authority, have reached deals […]
L.A.’s water wasters will soon face heavier fines and audits
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensAs regulators mull softening the state’s drought restrictions amid outcry from some Northern California water districts, water wasters in Los Angeles will soon face stiffer fines and water audits under a plan approved this week by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Under the city’s amended water conservation plan, which will take effect Tuesday, the Department of Water […]
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Named International Plant of the Year for 2016
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas) Quoted: Mark WestonThe Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has been honored with a Global Water Award as the Desalination Plant of the Year for 2016 by Global Water Intelligence, publisher of periodicals for the international water industry. The award, announced this week at the Global Water Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, goes to “the […]
Federal Water Bill Would Boost Salton Sea Projects
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by By Bartholomew SullivanA major water resources bill introduced Tuesday in the Senate would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to partner with local governments and other agencies – not just California officials – on projects to address the problems of the shrinking Salton Sea. The bill also would require the Army Corps of Engineers to present […]
California Drought: Using Fines to Fuel Conservation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) by By Ian JamesSix months ago, regulators with California’s State Water Resources Control Board made an example of four local agencies by slapping them with $61,000 fines for failing to comply with mandatory drought rules requiring reductions in water use. Now two of those agencies, the Coachella Valley Water District and the Indio Water Authority, have reached deals […]