The Secretary of the Interior will be recommending a $1.7 million grant award for construction of the Pure Water Oceanside project, it was announced Friday. The funding will be awarded via the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects funding opportunity. Oceanside is one of 11 applicants named in the federal appropriations […]
As the new president of the Salton Sea Authority board of directors, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez says he will guide “continued efforts to advance habitat and dust suppression projects” at the Sea, and he has laid out his priorities. At the June meeting of the Salton Sea Authority board of directors, Perez was […]
Seeking to stave off legislation that would force Riverside County representation on its board of directors, the Imperial Irrigation District on Thursday convened the first meeting of its new Coachella Valley Energy Commission. Undera long-term agreement with the Coachella Valley Water District, IID provides electrical power to 100,000 Coachella Valley residents. That pact expires in […]
Gary Bousquet has been appointed director of engineering for the San Diego County Water Authority as the agency begins the development of a major energy storage project intended to provide substantial long-term benefits for the region, it was announced Thursday. Bousquet fills the position vacated by the retirement of Jerry Reed, whose 26-year career with the water […]
Pure Water Oceanside Project to Receive $1.7 Million Federal Grant
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by City News Service Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Secretary of the Interior will be recommending a $1.7 million grant award for construction of the Pure Water Oceanside project, it was announced Friday. The funding will be awarded via the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects funding opportunity. Oceanside is one of 11 applicants named in the federal appropriations […]
Salton Sea Priorities Laid Out By Supervisor Perez
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Patch.comby Toni McAllisterAs the new president of the Salton Sea Authority board of directors, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez says he will guide “continued efforts to advance habitat and dust suppression projects” at the Sea, and he has laid out his priorities. At the June meeting of the Salton Sea Authority board of directors, Perez was […]
IID’s New Coachella Valley Energy Commission Tackles Energy, Water Divide
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet WilsonSeeking to stave off legislation that would force Riverside County representation on its board of directors, the Imperial Irrigation District on Thursday convened the first meeting of its new Coachella Valley Energy Commission. Undera long-term agreement with the Coachella Valley Water District, IID provides electrical power to 100,000 Coachella Valley residents. That pact expires in […]
Gary Bousquet Named Engineering Head of San Diego County Water Authority
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityGary Bousquet has been appointed director of engineering for the San Diego County Water Authority as the agency begins the development of a major energy storage project intended to provide substantial long-term benefits for the region, it was announced Thursday. Bousquet fills the position vacated by the retirement of Jerry Reed, whose 26-year career with the water […]