Negotiators for some of the seven states competing for dwindling Colorado River water supplies say they’re disappointed in a federal plan to adopt only short-term fixes in the coming years, and they think going to mediation could help reach a longer-lasting agreement. The Trump administration’s Bureau of Reclamation has said that, lacking a seven-state agreement […]
Even as California is offering to take less water from the drought-shrunken Colorado River, one of the state’s biggest cities that’s long been the most dependent on it curiously now has excess water to sell. In a good year, San Diego gets barely 8 inches of rain. And not too long ago, the picturesque coastal […]
San Diego’s regional water agency is proposing modest rate increases in the coming years. That’s not a description usually associated with the San Diego County Water Authority. Just a few years ago, the beleaguered agency was charging double-digit increases in wholesale water rates. Last year’s increase was 8.3%, which was whittled down from a much […]
San Diego could sell some of its rights to Colorado River water to Arizona and Nevada under a deal struck Wednesday that could help parched inland states fill a widening gap between water supply and demand. The San Diego County Water Authority now has a water surplus thanks to a desalination plant the utility opened […]
Colorado River States Suggest Mediation As Water Supplies Near Crisis
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Tucson.comby Brandon Loomis Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityNegotiators for some of the seven states competing for dwindling Colorado River water supplies say they’re disappointed in a federal plan to adopt only short-term fixes in the coming years, and they think going to mediation could help reach a longer-lasting agreement. The Trump administration’s Bureau of Reclamation has said that, lacking a seven-state agreement […]
Why a City Dependent on the Colorado River Now Has Water for Sale
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Kirk Siegler Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEven as California is offering to take less water from the drought-shrunken Colorado River, one of the state’s biggest cities that’s long been the most dependent on it curiously now has excess water to sell. In a good year, San Diego gets barely 8 inches of rain. And not too long ago, the picturesque coastal […]
Rate Relief in San Diego To Follow Landmark Water Deals
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego’s regional water agency is proposing modest rate increases in the coming years. That’s not a description usually associated with the San Diego County Water Authority. Just a few years ago, the beleaguered agency was charging double-digit increases in wholesale water rates. Last year’s increase was 8.3%, which was whittled down from a much […]
Arizona and Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /New York Timesby Scott Dance Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego could sell some of its rights to Colorado River water to Arizona and Nevada under a deal struck Wednesday that could help parched inland states fill a widening gap between water supply and demand. The San Diego County Water Authority now has a water surplus thanks to a desalination plant the utility opened […]