San Diego’s regional water agency is proposing modest rate increases in the coming years. That’s not a description usually associated with the San Diego County Water Authority. Just a few years ago, the beleaguered agency was charging double-digit increases in wholesale water rates. Last year’s increase was 8.3%, which was whittled down from a much […]
San Diego could sell some of its rights to Colorado River water to Arizona and Nevada under a deal struck Wednesday that could help parched inland states fill a widening gap between water supply and demand. The San Diego County Water Authority now has a water surplus thanks to a desalination plant the utility opened […]
The region’s unprecedented surplus might be headed to thirsty out of state buyers. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains how that could lead to lower water bills.
Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin. On Wednesday, the federal government and water agencies in the three states signed a memorandum of understanding to develop […]
Rate Relief in San Diego To Follow Landmark Water Deals
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego’s regional water agency is proposing modest rate increases in the coming years. That’s not a description usually associated with the San Diego County Water Authority. Just a few years ago, the beleaguered agency was charging double-digit increases in wholesale water rates. Last year’s increase was 8.3%, which was whittled down from a much […]
Arizona and Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /New York Timesby Scott Dance Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego could sell some of its rights to Colorado River water to Arizona and Nevada under a deal struck Wednesday that could help parched inland states fill a widening gap between water supply and demand. The San Diego County Water Authority now has a water surplus thanks to a desalination plant the utility opened […]
San Diego Water Authority Floats Idea of Selling Excess Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /NBC 7 San Diegoby Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe region’s unprecedented surplus might be headed to thirsty out of state buyers. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains how that could lead to lower water bills.
Nevada Signs Water Sharing Agreement With Arizona, California
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Yahoo Newsby Jeniffer Solis Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin. On Wednesday, the federal government and water agencies in the three states signed a memorandum of understanding to develop […]