Water districts serving the California desert will receive nearly $18 million in federal infrastructure funds, officials announced this week, including for Imperial County’s first major reservoir and critical repairs to the aging All-American Canal. The grants and loans come days before a likely federal announcement on possible cuts or other changes to Colorado River allocations […]
The ocean temperature off Del Mar fell to 52.25 degrees this week, the lowest reading in San Diego County waters since UC San Diego began using a buoy system in the 1970s to monitor large areas of the U.S. coastline. UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography said near-record low readings also were recorded this week at […]
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors heard from the public Wednesday on a proposed sewer system rate increase for eight unincorporated communities, and ultimately delayed a planned vote in light of opposition. The ordinance was originally set for approval Wednesday but was continued until early May after the county received at last 117 letters, […]
Kyle Swanson was seated on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on January 11, 2023, representing the Padre Dam Municipal Water District. Swanson serves on the Administrative and Finance, Legislation and Public Outreach and Water Conservation Garden JPA committees for the Water Authority.
Feds Give Millions to Desert Water Projects, Warn a Wet Year is Not Enough
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Desert Sunby Janet WilsonWater districts serving the California desert will receive nearly $18 million in federal infrastructure funds, officials announced this week, including for Imperial County’s first major reservoir and critical repairs to the aging All-American Canal. The grants and loans come days before a likely federal announcement on possible cuts or other changes to Colorado River allocations […]
Coldest Ocean Water Temperature in Decades Recorded Off San Diego County
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe ocean temperature off Del Mar fell to 52.25 degrees this week, the lowest reading in San Diego County waters since UC San Diego began using a buoy system in the 1970s to monitor large areas of the U.S. coastline. UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography said near-record low readings also were recorded this week at […]
San Diego County Supervisors Delay Vote on Sewer Rate Increase
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBS by City News ServiceThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors heard from the public Wednesday on a proposed sewer system rate increase for eight unincorporated communities, and ultimately delayed a planned vote in light of opposition. The ordinance was originally set for approval Wednesday but was continued until early May after the county received at last 117 letters, […]
Welcome to the Board: Kyle Swanson, Padre Dam Municipal Water District
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityKyle Swanson was seated on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on January 11, 2023, representing the Padre Dam Municipal Water District. Swanson serves on the Administrative and Finance, Legislation and Public Outreach and Water Conservation Garden JPA committees for the Water Authority.