Temporary Agricultural Water Restrictions During San Diego Aqueduct Shutdown January 24 through February 3. Valley Center Municipal Water District directly contacted affected customers. If you were not directly contacted, you are likely not affected.
Poway residents will be paying more for water after the City Council’s Jan. 20 approval of a 9.9% rate increase this year, with another 4% hike each year for the next four years. Additionally, the cost of recycled water is increasing by 23% this year and wastewater costs are scheduled to rise by 3% each […]
The Olivenhain Municipal Water District board of directors is considering seeking state permission to stop putting fluoride into its water supply. Board members will discuss the proposal at their regular monthly meeting, which is set for 4 p.m. today at the district’s offices at 1966 Olivenhain Road. OMWD covers a 48-square-mile area and serves about […]
What kind of yard does a wildlife biologist create for herself and her family? For Shea O’Keefe, the 2025 WaterSmart Landscape Contest winner for San Dieguito Water District, it’s a yard that has a thoughtful connection to nature. O’Keefe, a wildlife biologist who does restoration on working lands (think farmland, rangeland and forest land whose owners […]
Valley Center Municipal Water District Water Shutdown Does Not Affect Residential Use
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Valley RoadRunnerTemporary Agricultural Water Restrictions During San Diego Aqueduct Shutdown January 24 through February 3. Valley Center Municipal Water District directly contacted affected customers. If you were not directly contacted, you are likely not affected.
Poway Approves Water Rate Hikes Totaling Almost 26% Over the Next Five Years
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityPoway residents will be paying more for water after the City Council’s Jan. 20 approval of a 9.9% rate increase this year, with another 4% hike each year for the next four years. Additionally, the cost of recycled water is increasing by 23% this year and wastewater costs are scheduled to rise by 3% each […]
Water District Considers Elimination of Fluoride
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Barbara HenryThe Olivenhain Municipal Water District board of directors is considering seeking state permission to stop putting fluoride into its water supply. Board members will discuss the proposal at their regular monthly meeting, which is set for 4 p.m. today at the district’s offices at 1966 Olivenhain Road. OMWD covers a 48-square-mile area and serves about […]
Watersmart Makeover: A Welcome to Wildlife
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caron GoldenWhat kind of yard does a wildlife biologist create for herself and her family? For Shea O’Keefe, the 2025 WaterSmart Landscape Contest winner for San Dieguito Water District, it’s a yard that has a thoughtful connection to nature. O’Keefe, a wildlife biologist who does restoration on working lands (think farmland, rangeland and forest land whose owners […]