/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Breitbart (Los Angeles) by By Joel B. Pollak Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
“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 San Diego County Water Authority said in a press release on Friday. “The largest seawater desalination plant in […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby By Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The $1 billion desalination plant in Carlsbad and San Diego’s innovative water recycling program both received international recognition earlier this week at a global water summit in Abu Dhabi. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant was honored as the desalination plant of the year, and the City of San Diego’s Pure Water program was recognized as the water […]
Despite an ongoing drought, the San Diego County Water Authority is boasting in its annual report — released April 21 and titled “Beyond Drought” — that the region’s water supply is stable and in excess of current demand, despite mandatory conservation measures remaining in place. “While some areas of the state suffered serious water supply […]
Since agriculture in our region depends largely on imported water, I have long supported initiatives to increase local supplies, including the use of recycled water. As many of you know, as a member of the Escondido City Council, I was an early supporter of a plan to use treated wastewater to irrigate citrus and avocado […]
California’s New Desalination Plant Wins International Award
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Breitbart (Los Angeles) by By Joel B. Pollak Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority“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 San Diego County Water Authority said in a press release on Friday. “The largest seawater desalination plant in […]
2 San Diego-Area Water Projects Win International Recognition
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby By Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe $1 billion desalination plant in Carlsbad and San Diego’s innovative water recycling program both received international recognition earlier this week at a global water summit in Abu Dhabi. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant was honored as the desalination plant of the year, and the City of San Diego’s Pure Water program was recognized as the water […]
Optimistic “Beyond Drought” Report From Water Authority
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Reader Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityDespite an ongoing drought, the San Diego County Water Authority is boasting in its annual report — released April 21 and titled “Beyond Drought” — that the region’s water supply is stable and in excess of current demand, despite mandatory conservation measures remaining in place. “While some areas of the state suffered serious water supply […]
OPINION: Creating new sources of water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Road Runner (Valley Center)by Marie WaldronSince agriculture in our region depends largely on imported water, I have long supported initiatives to increase local supplies, including the use of recycled water. As many of you know, as a member of the Escondido City Council, I was an early supporter of a plan to use treated wastewater to irrigate citrus and avocado […]