In light of the current conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has initiated an accelerated process to develop a plan to manage its annual water supply by apportioning it among all categories of water users. Referred to as the revised Equitable Distribution Plan, the intent is for the […]
San Diego County lagoons and wetlands may get more funding for protection and restoration under the Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act, introduced Tuesday by Reps. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, and Brian Mast, R-Fla. The bill would authorize $60 million per year through 2026 for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, which distributes money […]
Steve Bray lives in Monrovia and is already doing what he can to save water. He has installed Wi-Fi-connected sprinklers. “It can be controlled by an app, but we can only water once a week so I totally turned off my sprinklers,” he said. The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District worries state’s historic […]
The City of San Diego is suing more than 20 companies over decades-long water contamination from toxic chemical called PFAS. The lawsuit claims manufacturers like 3M, DuPont, and Raytheon made firefighting foam that contained PFAS and alleges the companies concealed “knowledge about the grave environmental and human health dangers of these compounds.
IID Board Initiates Process to Develop, Implement Revised Plan to Manage Water Supply
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert ReviewIn light of the current conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has initiated an accelerated process to develop a plan to manage its annual water supply by apportioning it among all categories of water users. Referred to as the revised Equitable Distribution Plan, the intent is for the […]
Congressman Levin Introduces Bill to Fund Coastal Protection
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan BrennanSan Diego County lagoons and wetlands may get more funding for protection and restoration under the Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act, introduced Tuesday by Reps. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, and Brian Mast, R-Fla. The bill would authorize $60 million per year through 2026 for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, which distributes money […]
San Gabriel Valley Water Supplier Issuing Water Conservation Kits to Residents
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 7by Carlos GrandaSteve Bray lives in Monrovia and is already doing what he can to save water. He has installed Wi-Fi-connected sprinklers. “It can be controlled by an app, but we can only water once a week so I totally turned off my sprinklers,” he said. The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District worries state’s historic […]
San Diego Files Lawsuit Over Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8by Jasmine RamirezThe City of San Diego is suing more than 20 companies over decades-long water contamination from toxic chemical called PFAS. The lawsuit claims manufacturers like 3M, DuPont, and Raytheon made firefighting foam that contained PFAS and alleges the companies concealed “knowledge about the grave environmental and human health dangers of these compounds.