For years, Arizona has explored the possibility of turning seawater into drinking water as a way to help offset shortages on the Colorado River. Now, state water leaders say a new partnership with California could move that concept one step closer to reality.
Water leaders from California, Nevada and Arizona gathered at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant on Wednesday, June 3, to sign an agreement aimed at exploring interstate water exchanges as a way to strengthen long-term water reliability across the Southwest. The memorandum of understanding was signed June 3 at the plant by officials from the San Diego […]
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 […]
Arizona’s Salty Solution for Its Water Future
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 15 Arizonaby Adam Klepp Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityFor years, Arizona has explored the possibility of turning seawater into drinking water as a way to help offset shortages on the Colorado River. Now, state water leaders say a new partnership with California could move that concept one step closer to reality.
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Backdrop for Regional Water Accord
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /North Coast Current Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater leaders from California, Nevada and Arizona gathered at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant on Wednesday, June 3, to sign an agreement aimed at exploring interstate water exchanges as a way to strengthen long-term water reliability across the Southwest. The memorandum of understanding was signed June 3 at the plant by officials from the San Diego […]
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 […]