The Otay Water District announced that board member Tim Smith, representing division one, has resigned from the Otay board of directors after nearly a decade of service to the community on water issues. Smith was first elected to the Otay board in December 2014 and has successfully been re-elected to the office since. His resignation, […]
The San Diego County Water Authority will supply the Mexican state of Baja California with 200 liters of water per second to support Tijuana residents during the summer. This water will be delivered through an international pipeline connecting San Diego, California, to Tijuana. “There is a greater demand when it gets hot,” said Carlos Alberto […]
In 2011, Conner Everts, one of California’s venerable water conservation advocates, wrote that ocean desalination is dead in California. His essay is posted below. At about that time, the San Diego County Water Authority, the County’s water wholesaler, signed a 30-year take-or-pay contract with Poseidon Water to build the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad [ocean] […]
Say the word “library,” and your word association is likely “books.” But across the country, including in San Diego, many libraries also lend other important items, including seeds for home gardens. Many of these “seed libraries“ aren’t actually conventional libraries: They may be a service organized by neighborhoods, schools or other kinds of organizations. The […]
Otay Water District to Discuss Replacement Process for Board of Directors Division One Seat Aug. 7
/in San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /East County MagazineThe Otay Water District announced that board member Tim Smith, representing division one, has resigned from the Otay board of directors after nearly a decade of service to the community on water issues. Smith was first elected to the Otay board in December 2014 and has successfully been re-elected to the office since. His resignation, […]
California To Send 200 Litres of Water per Second to Mexico Amid Shortage
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Newsweek Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority will supply the Mexican state of Baja California with 200 liters of water per second to support Tijuana residents during the summer. This water will be delivered through an international pipeline connecting San Diego, California, to Tijuana. “There is a greater demand when it gets hot,” said Carlos Alberto […]
Costly Carlsbad Desal Gambit Makes County Water Buffalos Nervous
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /SoCal Water Warsby John Earl and Conner Everts Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn 2011, Conner Everts, one of California’s venerable water conservation advocates, wrote that ocean desalination is dead in California. His essay is posted below. At about that time, the San Diego County Water Authority, the County’s water wholesaler, signed a 30-year take-or-pay contract with Poseidon Water to build the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad [ocean] […]
Seed Libraries are Sprouting Across San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caron GoldenSay the word “library,” and your word association is likely “books.” But across the country, including in San Diego, many libraries also lend other important items, including seeds for home gardens. Many of these “seed libraries“ aren’t actually conventional libraries: They may be a service organized by neighborhoods, schools or other kinds of organizations. The […]