After 18 months of negotiating—and bickering amongst themselves—the three lower Colorado River basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada reached an agreement on how to best conserve the river’s valuable water supply in the near term.
San Diego officials say they must raise water rates more than previously announced — 19.8% instead of 17.6% — but a smaller portion of the increases would fall on typical single-family homeowners. City water officials told the City Council Tuesday that the bump up in the proposed increases is being driven primarily by costs for […]
The Helix Water District has been awarded $10.3 million in grant funds by the California Department of Water Resources for the district’s drought resilience and drinking water supply reliability project. The district was one of 26 California agencies, and the only one in San Diego County, to receive a portion of the $217 million in […]
Council voted unanimously to continue the 20 percent reduction in water use per the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan last week despite an abnormally wet winter that pulled much of the state out of drought. The decision was part of the Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report that is due each year by July 1 to […]
Conservation Consequences: How Will the Colorado River Agreement Affect the Coachella Valley?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Coachella Valley Independentby Kevin FitzgeraldAfter 18 months of negotiating—and bickering amongst themselves—the three lower Colorado River basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada reached an agreement on how to best conserve the river’s valuable water supply in the near term.
San Diego Water Rates Will Rise More Steeply Than Expected — But Single-Family Homeowners Will Get a Reprieve
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Garrick Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego officials say they must raise water rates more than previously announced — 19.8% instead of 17.6% — but a smaller portion of the increases would fall on typical single-family homeowners. City water officials told the City Council Tuesday that the bump up in the proposed increases is being driven primarily by costs for […]
Helix Water District Wins $10.3 Million Grant From State
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Laura GrochThe Helix Water District has been awarded $10.3 million in grant funds by the California Department of Water Resources for the district’s drought resilience and drinking water supply reliability project. The district was one of 26 California agencies, and the only one in San Diego County, to receive a portion of the $217 million in […]
City Will Remain in a “Stage 2 Water Shortage Level” Despite Recent Wet Winter
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Santa Monica Daily Pressby Scott SnowdenCouncil voted unanimously to continue the 20 percent reduction in water use per the 2020 Water Shortage Contingency Plan last week despite an abnormally wet winter that pulled much of the state out of drought. The decision was part of the Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report that is due each year by July 1 to […]