Sweetwater Authority held its San Diego Women in Water meeting at is Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant on Aug. 14. Co-sponsored by the Authority, Otay Water District, Santa Fe Irrigation District, and Olivenhain Municipal Water District, the event brought more than 150 water professionals and elected officials together to share ideas and connect with […]
Shortly after the California Coastal Commission’s stunning rejection of Poseidon Water’s $1.4 billion ocean desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach, Poseidon’s long—time VP of development, Scott Maloni, quipped on Facebook about the “unjust decision,” which put an end to big ocean desal in California for the foreseeable future. “The silver lining,” he wrote, “San Diego has a water unicorn. […]
While the process of paving over underground repairs and refilling the feeder main line brought a collective sigh of relief in Calgary, critical water quality tests loomed as workers focused on the finish line in the dwindling days of June. The more than three-week ordeal of repairing the nearly 50-year-old, 11 kilometre-long, two-metre diameter feeder […]
Mexico is facing a growing water shortage, leading to unpredictable, often lengthy water shut-offs in Tijuana. Meanwhile, millions of gallons of wastewater are dumped from Tijuana into the Pacific Ocean each day. In the future, that water could be recycled, putting a significant dent in the country’s water supply issue.
Authority Hosts Women in Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The Star Newsby Albert FulcherSweetwater Authority held its San Diego Women in Water meeting at is Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant on Aug. 14. Co-sponsored by the Authority, Otay Water District, Santa Fe Irrigation District, and Olivenhain Municipal Water District, the event brought more than 150 water professionals and elected officials together to share ideas and connect with […]
BLOG: How Did Water Authority’s Unicorn Become an Endangered Species?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /SoCal Water Warsby John EarlShortly after the California Coastal Commission’s stunning rejection of Poseidon Water’s $1.4 billion ocean desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach, Poseidon’s long—time VP of development, Scott Maloni, quipped on Facebook about the “unjust decision,” which put an end to big ocean desal in California for the foreseeable future. “The silver lining,” he wrote, “San Diego has a water unicorn. […]
Repairing a Critical Calgary Feeder Main Line After a Catastrophic Failure
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /ES&E Magazineby David Nesseth Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhile the process of paving over underground repairs and refilling the feeder main line brought a collective sigh of relief in Calgary, critical water quality tests loomed as workers focused on the finish line in the dwindling days of June. The more than three-week ordeal of repairing the nearly 50-year-old, 11 kilometre-long, two-metre diameter feeder […]
Could Tijuana Recycle its Wastewater to Solve Water Shortages?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Coronado Timesby Megan KittMexico is facing a growing water shortage, leading to unpredictable, often lengthy water shut-offs in Tijuana. Meanwhile, millions of gallons of wastewater are dumped from Tijuana into the Pacific Ocean each day. In the future, that water could be recycled, putting a significant dent in the country’s water supply issue.