Lake Hodges Dam has received the state’s worst possible safety rating, leaving the city with another delay in making repairs some say are decades overdue. Last month, the state’s Division of Safety of Dams downgraded its condition from poor to unsatisfactory due to seismic issues, rating the hazard “extremely high.” The 105-year-old city dam is […]
Santa Fe Irrigation District customers will see an increase in water rates this spring as the board voted on March 28 to approve the new rate hike. In the 4-1 vote, Director Sandy Johnson representing Rancho Santa Fe was opposed. The new rates went into effect on April 1 and customers will see the impacts […]
A project announced by the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority on Monday, April 3, aims to capture more than 7 million gallons of stormwater per year and redirect pollutants from entering the San Elijo Lagoon, in addition to other water infrastructure improvements. The $18.3 million project, recently approved by JPA directors, involves upgrades to drainage and water […]
The walls of the ozone contactors at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Robert A. Skinner Water Treatment Plant are experiencing cracks, and the March 14 MWD board meeting included the award of a contract to rehabilitate the structure walls of two of the contactors.
Rains Worsen San Diego’s Most Dangerous Dam
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /San Diego Readerby Sheila Pell Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLake Hodges Dam has received the state’s worst possible safety rating, leaving the city with another delay in making repairs some say are decades overdue. Last month, the state’s Division of Safety of Dams downgraded its condition from poor to unsatisfactory due to seismic issues, rating the hazard “extremely high.” The 105-year-old city dam is […]
Santa Fe Irrigation Board Approves Water Rate Increases
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Rancho Santa Fe Reviewby Karen Billing Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySanta Fe Irrigation District customers will see an increase in water rates this spring as the board voted on March 28 to approve the new rate hike. In the 4-1 vote, Director Sandy Johnson representing Rancho Santa Fe was opposed. The new rates went into effect on April 1 and customers will see the impacts […]
San Elijo JPA Announces $18.3M Project for Water Treatment Upgrades
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /North County CurrentA project announced by the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority on Monday, April 3, aims to capture more than 7 million gallons of stormwater per year and redirect pollutants from entering the San Elijo Lagoon, in addition to other water infrastructure improvements. The $18.3 million project, recently approved by JPA directors, involves upgrades to drainage and water […]
MWD Awards Contract to Rehabilitate Skinner Treatment Plant Ozone Contactor Walls
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe walls of the ozone contactors at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Robert A. Skinner Water Treatment Plant are experiencing cracks, and the March 14 MWD board meeting included the award of a contract to rehabilitate the structure walls of two of the contactors.