Carlos Quintero was appointed as General Manager of the Sweetwater Authority. He starts his new position September 27. The Sweetwater Authority Governing Board approved Quintero’s contract at its September 8 meeting. “After a highly-competitive recruitment process, the Governing Board is excited to have Carlos Quintero joining the Authority as General Manager,” said Governing Board Chair Hector Martinez. […]
Construction will start soon on the first of three projects to increase the reliability of drinking water for Poway water customers now and generations to come. Two water storage tanks will be built asd part of a temporary bypass project. During construction access to some amenities at Lake Poway will be impacted.
Even as she was going blind, my mom, ever the poet, delighted in sitting out among the palms and birds, and enjoying and visualizing the scene, as I irrigated my date gardens in the Coachella Valley. In her 1997 poem, “Colorado Water,” she wrote: The palm said, “My clover is cool around my bole, over […]
California and several other Western states endured the hottest summer on record, according to federal data released Thursday, underscoring the ways rapid climate change is unleashing unprecedented wildfires, deadly heat waves and drought conditions. In addition to California, officials said Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah also set all-time heat records for the meteorological summer, spanning […]
Carlos Quintero is New Sweetwater Authority General Manager
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkCarlos Quintero was appointed as General Manager of the Sweetwater Authority. He starts his new position September 27. The Sweetwater Authority Governing Board approved Quintero’s contract at its September 8 meeting. “After a highly-competitive recruitment process, the Governing Board is excited to have Carlos Quintero joining the Authority as General Manager,” said Governing Board Chair Hector Martinez. […]
Water Infrastructure Project to Begin in Poway
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityConstruction will start soon on the first of three projects to increase the reliability of drinking water for Poway water customers now and generations to come. Two water storage tanks will be built asd part of a temporary bypass project. During construction access to some amenities at Lake Poway will be impacted.
Opinion: A Coachella Valley Date Farmer on What Happens When We Ask Too Much of the Colorado River
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Doug AdairEven as she was going blind, my mom, ever the poet, delighted in sitting out among the palms and birds, and enjoying and visualizing the scene, as I irrigated my date gardens in the Coachella Valley. In her 1997 poem, “Colorado Water,” she wrote: The palm said, “My clover is cool around my bole, over […]
California Records Its Hottest Summer Ever as Climate Change Roils Cities
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithCalifornia and several other Western states endured the hottest summer on record, according to federal data released Thursday, underscoring the ways rapid climate change is unleashing unprecedented wildfires, deadly heat waves and drought conditions. In addition to California, officials said Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah also set all-time heat records for the meteorological summer, spanning […]