/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Carlsbad, home to one of the largest desalination plants in the world, will buy a bigger share of filtered seawater produced at the plant than other cities in San Diego County under an agreement approved this week. The Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to sign a 30-year contract with the County Water Authority to […]
The San Diego County Water Authority Wednesday announced the filing of another lawsuit over rates charged by the Metropolitan Water District, a Los Angeles-based water wholesaler. In its complaint filed in Superior Court in Los Angeles, the Water Authority contends that the rate structure approved Tuesday by the MWD board for 2017 and 2018 used […]
Twenty-five years ago, the San Diego County Water Authority, the organization that provides water to the region’s 24 water districts, decided its water supplies had become a bit too iffy during a severe drought and set about diversifying its sources of supply. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the county water authority’s main supplier, […]
As chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Jeff Grubbe looks at the supply of water from the Colorado River and sees an uncertain future, in part due to climate change. Grubbe, who was re-elected in March to a third consecutive two-year term, has taken a strong interest in water issues and has […]
Carlsbad to buy more desalinated water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantCarlsbad, home to one of the largest desalination plants in the world, will buy a bigger share of filtered seawater produced at the plant than other cities in San Diego County under an agreement approved this week. The Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to sign a 30-year contract with the County Water Authority to […]
SD Water Authority files lawsuit against L.A.’s water wholesaler
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8 (San Diego)The San Diego County Water Authority Wednesday announced the filing of another lawsuit over rates charged by the Metropolitan Water District, a Los Angeles-based water wholesaler. In its complaint filed in Superior Court in Los Angeles, the Water Authority contends that the rate structure approved Tuesday by the MWD board for 2017 and 2018 used […]
Water Wars Between San Diego And MWD Boil Up Again
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Maureen Cavanaugh, Pat Finn Quoted: Dennis CushmanTwenty-five years ago, the San Diego County Water Authority, the organization that provides water to the region’s 24 water districts, decided its water supplies had become a bit too iffy during a severe drought and set about diversifying its sources of supply. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the county water authority’s main supplier, […]
Tribe’s leader: Climate change threatens water supplies
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian JamesAs chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Jeff Grubbe looks at the supply of water from the Colorado River and sees an uncertain future, in part due to climate change. Grubbe, who was re-elected in March to a third consecutive two-year term, has taken a strong interest in water issues and has […]