The Otay Water District selected four winners in its New Year-themed Instagram photo contest as part of its campaign to encourage water-saving efforts during the statewide drought. One is an Otay Water District customer, and three others live within San Diego County. The four talented photographers put their skills to use, helping to make their […]
Ray Stokes has never been one for hair-on-fire histrionics. After serving 26 years as the resident Wizard of Oz running the Central Coast Water Authority — which conveys roughly 25,000 acre-feet of water a year from the rivers of Northern California to the spigots of Santa Barbara County — Stokes knows a thing or two about droughts. The one […]
Farmers in the Highland Valley between Ramona and Escondido are fighting their water district over a plan to force them to pay thousands of dollars to switch the type of water they use to irrigate their crops — or else go without the water. The plan is now mired in a delay of almost two […]
Two projects — intent on increasing the recycled water supply in disadvantaged communities — have received $3.79 million in federal funding. The first, called the North Gardena Water Lateral, will install 3,700 feet of new pipeline — and deliver nearly 6 million gallons of recycled water annually — to Peary Middle School and Mas Fukai […]
Otay Water District Selects Instagram Photo Contest Winners
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe Otay Water District selected four winners in its New Year-themed Instagram photo contest as part of its campaign to encourage water-saving efforts during the statewide drought. One is an Otay Water District customer, and three others live within San Diego County. The four talented photographers put their skills to use, helping to make their […]
Santa Barbara to Get Only 5% of State Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Santa Barbara Independentby Nick WelshRay Stokes has never been one for hair-on-fire histrionics. After serving 26 years as the resident Wizard of Oz running the Central Coast Water Authority — which conveys roughly 25,000 acre-feet of water a year from the rivers of Northern California to the spigots of Santa Barbara County — Stokes knows a thing or two about droughts. The one […]
San Diego Farmers Must Pay Water District Thousands to Switch Their Service 一 or Lose It
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Camille von KaenelFarmers in the Highland Valley between Ramona and Escondido are fighting their water district over a plan to force them to pay thousands of dollars to switch the type of water they use to irrigate their crops — or else go without the water. The plan is now mired in a delay of almost two […]
Carson and Gardena Water Recycling Projects Get $3.8 Million Funding Boost
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Breezeby Kristy HutchingsTwo projects — intent on increasing the recycled water supply in disadvantaged communities — have received $3.79 million in federal funding. The first, called the North Gardena Water Lateral, will install 3,700 feet of new pipeline — and deliver nearly 6 million gallons of recycled water annually — to Peary Middle School and Mas Fukai […]