Most of the fish that Marco Valdez catches at the mouth of the Sweetwater River in the South Bay he throws back. He says that in his community, talk of water contamination circulates on the regular – and ever more often. “You hear this in the news all the time, Pa’,” Valdez told an inewsource reporter as […]
Josh Kane didn’t know a lot about avocado farming 10 years ago, but he does now. In 2001, Kane’s mother bought a 60-acre avocado farm, the Rice Canyon Ranch, in Fallbrook, thinking it would be a good investment. But, some not-so-good advice, and the 2014 drought, had the business in a nosedive. Rice Canyon took […]
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded Oceanside $201,000 for the city’s Water Recycling and Desalination Planning Project, it was announced Wednesday. Oceanside received the award after applying for WaterSMART funding to investigate expanding water reuse and increasing water recharge, according to the city’s water utilities department. The federal funding will be used to evaluate the expanded […]
The East County Advanced Water Purification Program has been awarded a $2 million grant from the San Diego River Conservancy. The California State Budget (FY 2022-23) appropriated the $2 million grant to the San Diego River Conservancy for the benefit of the East County AWP Joint Powers Authority.
San Diego Fined $4.6M for Sweetwater Sewage Spill as Aging Pumps Fail and Overflows Intensify
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBS by Philip SalataMost of the fish that Marco Valdez catches at the mouth of the Sweetwater River in the South Bay he throws back. He says that in his community, talk of water contamination circulates on the regular – and ever more often. “You hear this in the news all the time, Pa’,” Valdez told an inewsource reporter as […]
WaterSmart Moves Pay Off for Fallbrook Avocado Farm
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityJosh Kane didn’t know a lot about avocado farming 10 years ago, but he does now. In 2001, Kane’s mother bought a 60-acre avocado farm, the Rice Canyon Ranch, in Fallbrook, thinking it would be a good investment. But, some not-so-good advice, and the 2014 drought, had the business in a nosedive. Rice Canyon took […]
Oceanside Gets Grant for Water Recycling, Desalination Project
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. SklarThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded Oceanside $201,000 for the city’s Water Recycling and Desalination Planning Project, it was announced Wednesday. Oceanside received the award after applying for WaterSMART funding to investigate expanding water reuse and increasing water recharge, according to the city’s water utilities department. The federal funding will be used to evaluate the expanded […]
East County Advanced Water Purification Program Awarded $2M Grant from San Diego River Conservancy
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Debbie L. SklarThe East County Advanced Water Purification Program has been awarded a $2 million grant from the San Diego River Conservancy. The California State Budget (FY 2022-23) appropriated the $2 million grant to the San Diego River Conservancy for the benefit of the East County AWP Joint Powers Authority.