If you’re ready to move ahead with plans to create a water-efficient landscape, the San Diego County Fair is a good place to start. There are several award-winning examples of creative low-water use and native plant gardens at the fair’s popular Paul Ecke Jr. Garden Show exhibit area. (The San Diego County Water Authority has […]
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 […]
County Fair Exhibits Delight Visitors with Low-Water Use Landscaping
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityIf you’re ready to move ahead with plans to create a water-efficient landscape, the San Diego County Fair is a good place to start. There are several award-winning examples of creative low-water use and native plant gardens at the fair’s popular Paul Ecke Jr. Garden Show exhibit area. (The San Diego County Water Authority has […]
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 […]