In California, low-income residents can get ongoing state help to pay for electricity, health care coverage and telephone service, among other things. But for the most part, people struggling to make ends meet can’t get similar assistance for water and sewer bills. That’s changing for the immediate future, and maybe in the long run as […]
In a part of the Coachella Valley where exclusive neighborhoods wrap around lush golf courses and ponds, a stretch of open desert could be transformed into a new sort of artificial oasis. A developer has plans for hundreds of homes and a resort featuring a surfing lagoon. If La Quinta’s City Council endorses the proposal, […]
The Helix Water District has received an $18 million loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the Drinking Water Reliability Project. Helix will use the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, or WIFIA loan, to increase the region’s drinking water resiliency by expanding water reuse opportunities and reducing the reliance on imported water.
Mayor Todd Gloria has signed for the first installment of a $733 million federal loan to fund repairs to San Diego’s aging storm drainage system and protect coastal wetlands. Gloria was joined by official from the Environmental Protection Agency at a signing ceremony Tuesday at Torrey Pines State Reserve overlooking the Los Peñasquitos Watershed, which will be protected […]
Column: Help is on the Way for Low-Income Residents Struggling with Water, Sewer Bills
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn California, low-income residents can get ongoing state help to pay for electricity, health care coverage and telephone service, among other things. But for the most part, people struggling to make ends meet can’t get similar assistance for water and sewer bills. That’s changing for the immediate future, and maybe in the long run as […]
Surfing in the California Desert? Developer’s Plan Sparks Outrage Over Water Use, Drought
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesIn a part of the Coachella Valley where exclusive neighborhoods wrap around lush golf courses and ponds, a stretch of open desert could be transformed into a new sort of artificial oasis. A developer has plans for hundreds of homes and a resort featuring a surfing lagoon. If La Quinta’s City Council endorses the proposal, […]
Helix Water District Gets $18 Million Loan for Water Reuse Projects
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe Helix Water District has received an $18 million loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the Drinking Water Reliability Project. Helix will use the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, or WIFIA loan, to increase the region’s drinking water resiliency by expanding water reuse opportunities and reducing the reliance on imported water.
San Diego Gets $733 Million Federal Loan to Repair Aging Storm Drainage System
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinMayor Todd Gloria has signed for the first installment of a $733 million federal loan to fund repairs to San Diego’s aging storm drainage system and protect coastal wetlands. Gloria was joined by official from the Environmental Protection Agency at a signing ceremony Tuesday at Torrey Pines State Reserve overlooking the Los Peñasquitos Watershed, which will be protected […]