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 […]
In 2018, the state of California updated its Renewables Portfolio Standard to call for obtaining 60% of its power from renewable energy sources by 2030. At the same time, the state also mandated that its electricity system be powered solely by carbon-free, renewable energy sources by 2045. Meeting these ambitious targets will require no shortage […]
Driving between her northern Central Valley rice fields with the family dog in tow, fifth-generation farmer Kim Gallagher points out the window to shorebirds, egrets and avocets fluttering across a thousand-acre sea of green flooded in six inches of water. “People say agriculture uses so much water, but if you knew who lived in these […]
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 […]
Private Entity Sought to Develop San Diego Pumped-Storage Energy Facility
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /ASCEby Jay Landers Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
In 2018, the state of California updated its Renewables Portfolio Standard to call for obtaining 60% of its power from renewable energy sources by 2030. At the same time, the state also mandated that its electricity system be powered solely by carbon-free, renewable energy sources by 2045. Meeting these ambitious targets will require no shortage […]
Many California Farmers Have Water Cut Off, but a Lucky Few are Immune to Drought Rules
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ari PlachtaDriving between her northern Central Valley rice fields with the family dog in tow, fifth-generation farmer Kim Gallagher points out the window to shorebirds, egrets and avocets fluttering across a thousand-acre sea of green flooded in six inches of water. “People say agriculture uses so much water, but if you knew who lived in these […]