Fix a Leak Week is an opportunity for all water users to repair leaks and save our most precious resource. The week (March 20-26) is a reminder every March to check indoor and outdoor plumbing systems for costly, wasteful water leaks. Increasing awareness of opportunities to repair leaks is supported by the San Diego County […]
The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant supplies about 50 million gallons of water to the San Diego region every day, enough to fill 75 Olympic swimming pools. Currently the seven-year-old plant, built at a cost of more than $1 billion, is in the process of implementing a $274 million upgrade to its intake-discharge system. […]
San Diegans are facing a tidal wave of rate increases in coming years for so-called drought-proof water — driven in large part by new sewage recycling projects coupled with the rising cost of desalination and importing the Colorado River. While many residents already struggle to pay their utility bills, the situation now appears more dire than elected […]
According to Public Information Officer Noelle Denke for the Fallbrook Utility District, over the last decade, the San Diego County Water Authority has raised water costs for the Fallbrook and Rainbow Municipal Water Districts by an average of 8% per year. As a result, the region has lost an estimated 10,000 acres of groves and 1 million […]
Fix-A-Leak Week 2023 Saves Water, Environment
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkFix a Leak Week is an opportunity for all water users to repair leaks and save our most precious resource. The week (March 20-26) is a reminder every March to check indoor and outdoor plumbing systems for costly, wasteful water leaks. Increasing awareness of opportunities to repair leaks is supported by the San Diego County […]
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Getting $274M Upgrade
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Business Journalby Noah Harrel Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant supplies about 50 million gallons of water to the San Diego region every day, enough to fill 75 Olympic swimming pools. Currently the seven-year-old plant, built at a cost of more than $1 billion, is in the process of implementing a $274 million upgrade to its intake-discharge system. […]
The Price of San Diego’s ‘Drought-Proof’ Water Could Spike a Whopping 14 Percent
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diegans are facing a tidal wave of rate increases in coming years for so-called drought-proof water — driven in large part by new sewage recycling projects coupled with the rising cost of desalination and importing the Colorado River. While many residents already struggle to pay their utility bills, the situation now appears more dire than elected […]
Your Water Bill Could Go Up 14% | Here is How It is Affecting San Diego Farmers
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8by Ariana Cohen Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAccording to Public Information Officer Noelle Denke for the Fallbrook Utility District, over the last decade, the San Diego County Water Authority has raised water costs for the Fallbrook and Rainbow Municipal Water Districts by an average of 8% per year. As a result, the region has lost an estimated 10,000 acres of groves and 1 million […]