In their efforts to break away from the San Diego County Water Authority, two small farming communities have run into a powerful and unexpected foe: The Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. At least, they ran into the man who chairs Metropolitan’s board: Adán Ortega Jr., a water policy consultant and former lobbyist […]
A county commission will meet again in August to decide whether to allow two North County communities to switch water providers. “We cannot afford to buy items, such as water, at the super-high rates for our farm to be sustainable,” said Kendall Farms CEO Jason Kendall, during Monday’s meeting at the County Administration Center. The […]
The Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors has voted to rescind mandatory drought restrictions Monday, loosening conservation measures for North County residents. Effective June 10, the water district will be moving from “Level 2 – Drought Alert” to “Level 1 – Drought Watch,” district officials announced Monday.
San Diego has suffered long enough from the impacts of trans-border sewage flow, and sanitation efforts must move forward, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, said Monday during a visit to a border wastewater treatment plant. The U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission treatment plant sits on the border between Mexico and the United States in San Diego. “For far […]
Los Angeles Steps Into San Diego’s Water Divorce
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn their efforts to break away from the San Diego County Water Authority, two small farming communities have run into a powerful and unexpected foe: The Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. At least, they ran into the man who chairs Metropolitan’s board: Adán Ortega Jr., a water policy consultant and former lobbyist […]
North County Communities Wait for Permission to Part Ways with County Water Authority
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /FOX 5 by Jason Sloss Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityA county commission will meet again in August to decide whether to allow two North County communities to switch water providers. “We cannot afford to buy items, such as water, at the super-high rates for our farm to be sustainable,” said Kendall Farms CEO Jason Kendall, during Monday’s meeting at the County Administration Center. The […]
North County Water District Loosens Drought Restrictions
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /FOX 5 San Diegoby Danielle DawsonThe Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors has voted to rescind mandatory drought restrictions Monday, loosening conservation measures for North County residents. Effective June 10, the water district will be moving from “Level 2 – Drought Alert” to “Level 1 – Drought Watch,” district officials announced Monday.
‘San Diego Has Suffered Long Enough:’ Padilla Visits Border, Urges Action to Clean Pollution
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego / City News Serviceby Elizabeth IrelandSan Diego has suffered long enough from the impacts of trans-border sewage flow, and sanitation efforts must move forward, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, said Monday during a visit to a border wastewater treatment plant. The U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission treatment plant sits on the border between Mexico and the United States in San Diego. “For far […]