/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by By Matt Reynolds Mentioned: Yen Tu Quoted: Keith Lewinger
Despite growing opposition, the largest supplier of treated drinking water in the United States on Tuesday batted away a challenge to its planned $175 million purchase of four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Earlier this year, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted to purchase the islands. The matter was placed as an […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Gary Arant and Sandy Kerl
On the same day that Gov. Jerry Brown sought to make water conservation a way of life for Californians by permanently banning some wasteful practices, regulators in Sacramento prepared to significantly ease the current drought restrictions for urban residents and businesses. Brown issued an executive order Monday that places an indefinite moratorium on hosing off […]
Nestle is objecting to the U.S. Forest Service’s terms for issuing it a new permit to continue piping water out of a national forest, saying the agency is overstepping its authority and infringing on the company’s water rights. Nestle Waters North America detailed its concerns publicly for the first time in a 79-page document submitted […]
San Diego County residents will need to permanently curtail their water use under an order issued Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown that bans activities such as hosing off sidewalks and requires urban suppliers to continuing producing monthly reports on water-reduction efforts. The order calls for long-term implementation of temporary water conservation measures put in place […]
SoCal Water Giant Defeats Challenge to Delta Islands Buy
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by By Matt Reynolds Mentioned: Yen TuQuoted: Keith Lewinger
Despite growing opposition, the largest supplier of treated drinking water in the United States on Tuesday batted away a challenge to its planned $175 million purchase of four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Earlier this year, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted to purchase the islands. The matter was placed as an […]
Brown Issues Permanent Water Limits
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Gary Arant and Sandy KerlOn the same day that Gov. Jerry Brown sought to make water conservation a way of life for Californians by permanently banning some wasteful practices, regulators in Sacramento prepared to significantly ease the current drought restrictions for urban residents and businesses. Brown issued an executive order Monday that places an indefinite moratorium on hosing off […]
Nestle Fights Feds Over Water Rights
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /USA Todayby By Ian JamesNestle is objecting to the U.S. Forest Service’s terms for issuing it a new permit to continue piping water out of a national forest, saying the agency is overstepping its authority and infringing on the company’s water rights. Nestle Waters North America detailed its concerns publicly for the first time in a 79-page document submitted […]
Governor Brown Issues Order to Curtail Water Use
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas) Quoted: Sandy KerlSan Diego County residents will need to permanently curtail their water use under an order issued Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown that bans activities such as hosing off sidewalks and requires urban suppliers to continuing producing monthly reports on water-reduction efforts. The order calls for long-term implementation of temporary water conservation measures put in place […]