Residents and businesses in Poway soon could be paying more on their water bills. Poway City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to set a public hearing on a proposed four-year rate increase for water, recycled water and wastewater rates. It comes as the city grapples with how to deal with the future of water for […]
It’s like a magic trick for poop. Put it in one end of the machine, and out the other comes electricity, distilled water and a small amount of ash. And there’s none of the greenhouse gas — namely methane — produced by traditional sewage treatment and sewage sludge decomposition. Though it might seem futuristic, this […]
As California coastal cities look for methods to avert the harsh realities of the state’s second drought in a decade, desalination has returned as a hot topic. In San Diego County, the drought makes the argument that the controversial choice to build a coastside desalination plant was correct. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant […]
Enough water for 60,000 Orange County residents can be generated by more efficient release of rainwater from the Prado Dam into the Santa Ana River, according to a new multi-agency report. During a year of average rainfall, that’s the amount of water currently flowing into the ocean that could be captured for urban use, according to […]
Water Rates Could Increase in Poway Under New Proposal
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5by Kelsey ChristensenResidents and businesses in Poway soon could be paying more on their water bills. Poway City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to set a public hearing on a proposed four-year rate increase for water, recycled water and wastewater rates. It comes as the city grapples with how to deal with the future of water for […]
Poof! Plans Underway to Transform Sewage Into Electricity, Clean Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The OC Registerby Martin WisckolIt’s like a magic trick for poop. Put it in one end of the machine, and out the other comes electricity, distilled water and a small amount of ash. And there’s none of the greenhouse gas — namely methane — produced by traditional sewage treatment and sewage sludge decomposition. Though it might seem futuristic, this […]
San Diego Water Agency’s P3 Desalinization Plant Financing Holds Up
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Bond Buyerby Keeley Webster Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs California coastal cities look for methods to avert the harsh realities of the state’s second drought in a decade, desalination has returned as a hot topic. In San Diego County, the drought makes the argument that the controversial choice to build a coastside desalination plant was correct. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant […]
Proposed Change at Prado Dam Could Yield Water for 60,000 More People
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Sunby Martin WisckolEnough water for 60,000 Orange County residents can be generated by more efficient release of rainwater from the Prado Dam into the Santa Ana River, according to a new multi-agency report. During a year of average rainfall, that’s the amount of water currently flowing into the ocean that could be captured for urban use, according to […]