For more than 15 years, a pair of sewage treatment plants in eastern Tijuana have presented an opportunity – and a challenge. The plants, Arturo Herrera and La Morita, raised hopes for a major wastewater reuse effort in the city – for irrigation, construction and industrial use. U.S. and Mexican authorities celebrated their opening, saying […]
The City of San Diego is repairing a major leak in a 36-inch water main off Black Mountain in Rancho Peñasquitos. City workers had to bring in heavy equipment to dig down and locate the break in the water transmission line of Carmel Valley Road.
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. […]
Border Report: Tijuana Looks to Quench Its Thirst with Recycled Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diegoby Sandra DibbleFor more than 15 years, a pair of sewage treatment plants in eastern Tijuana have presented an opportunity – and a challenge. The plants, Arturo Herrera and La Morita, raised hopes for a major wastewater reuse effort in the city – for irrigation, construction and industrial use. U.S. and Mexican authorities celebrated their opening, saying […]
City of San Diego Fixing Break in 36-Inch Water Main off Black Mountain
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /CBS8by David GotfredsonThe City of San Diego is repairing a major leak in a 36-inch water main off Black Mountain in Rancho Peñasquitos. City workers had to bring in heavy equipment to dig down and locate the break in the water transmission line of Carmel Valley Road.
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. […]