Last fall, before the epic, near-biblical rains of early 2023 pushed California’s historic drought off our collective radar, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced a pilot water-conservation program that sounded too good to be true. According to the announcement, for just $24, single-family homeowners in the city would be able to track real-time water […]
An Assembly bill introduced late last week would require a countywide vote before two agricultural districts in north San Diego County could leave the San Diego County Water Authority. Assembly Bill 530, introduced Thursday by Tasha Boerner Horvath of Encinitas, would amend California’s Water Authority Act, to require a majority vote in both the separating […]
In a historic consensus, California, alongside the six other states that rely on the Colorado River for survival, announced an agreement last week for a plan to cut back water usage over the next three years. The proposal drafted by the three lower basin states – California, Arizona and Nevada – would cut water use […]
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision scaling back federal protections for many wetlands and streams has drawn criticism from scientists and environmental advocates, who say the gutting of safeguards will jeopardize water quality throughout the arid West. California’s water regulators say the ruling will be harmful for protections nationwide, but the more stringent state protections of wetlands won’t […]
Can This $24 Device Help You Be More Water-wise? We Decided to Find Out
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Adam TschornLast fall, before the epic, near-biblical rains of early 2023 pushed California’s historic drought off our collective radar, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced a pilot water-conservation program that sounded too good to be true. According to the announcement, for just $24, single-family homeowners in the city would be able to track real-time water […]
Assembly Bill Would Require Countywide Vote for Fallbrook, Rainbow to Exit Water Authority
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAn Assembly bill introduced late last week would require a countywide vote before two agricultural districts in north San Diego County could leave the San Diego County Water Authority. Assembly Bill 530, introduced Thursday by Tasha Boerner Horvath of Encinitas, would amend California’s Water Authority Act, to require a majority vote in both the separating […]
California Agreed to Reduce Its Colorado River Usage, but San Diego Might Not See a Change
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /FOX 5 San Diegoby Danielle Dawson Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn a historic consensus, California, alongside the six other states that rely on the Colorado River for survival, announced an agreement last week for a plan to cut back water usage over the next three years. The proposal drafted by the three lower basin states – California, Arizona and Nevada – would cut water use […]
Supreme Court Scales Back Clean Water Protections. What Does It Mean for California?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe Supreme Court’s landmark decision scaling back federal protections for many wetlands and streams has drawn criticism from scientists and environmental advocates, who say the gutting of safeguards will jeopardize water quality throughout the arid West. California’s water regulators say the ruling will be harmful for protections nationwide, but the more stringent state protections of wetlands won’t […]