On June 17, the Santa Fe Irrigation District board approved the adoption of a program that will benefit the district’s agricultural water users. SFID will now allow eligible customers to participate in the San Diego County Water Authority’s Permanent Special Agricultural Water Rate (PSAWR), a program that SFID Director Sandra Johnson said recognizes the value […]
The San Elijo Joint Powers Authority’s water reclamation facility near San Elijo Lagoon on Manchester Avenue in Encinitas was named “Plant of the Year” by the California Water Environment Association, the agency announced today. The award recognizes accomplishments in compliance, innovative practices, cost-effectiveness and superior plant performance amongst wastewater agencies across California. San Elijo’s medium-sized […]
Much of Southern California’s water comes from Northern California, the Sierra snowpack, and the Colorado River. One of the agencies tasked with making that happen is the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), headquartered in downtown LA by Union Station. Nearly 19 million people across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties depend […]
Despite continued hot and dry conditions in California, the San Diego region is protected from drought impacts this summer and through 2045, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday.
Santa Fe Irrigation to Offer Reduced Water Rate for Agriculture Customers
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Del Mar Timesby Karen Billing Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn June 17, the Santa Fe Irrigation District board approved the adoption of a program that will benefit the district’s agricultural water users. SFID will now allow eligible customers to participate in the San Diego County Water Authority’s Permanent Special Agricultural Water Rate (PSAWR), a program that SFID Director Sandra Johnson said recognizes the value […]
San Elijo’s Water Reclamation Facility Named “Plant of the Year”
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Leeby The Coast News GroupThe San Elijo Joint Powers Authority’s water reclamation facility near San Elijo Lagoon on Manchester Avenue in Encinitas was named “Plant of the Year” by the California Water Environment Association, the agency announced today. The award recognizes accomplishments in compliance, innovative practices, cost-effectiveness and superior plant performance amongst wastewater agencies across California. San Elijo’s medium-sized […]
Metropolitan Water District Gets a New Chief. What Changes Might Adel Hagekhalil Bring?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /KCRWby Steve ChiotakisMuch of Southern California’s water comes from Northern California, the Sierra snowpack, and the Colorado River. One of the agencies tasked with making that happen is the Metropolitan Water District (MWD), headquartered in downtown LA by Union Station. Nearly 19 million people across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties depend […]
San Diego Region ‘Drought-Safe’ This Summer, Water Authority Says
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /FOX 5 San Diego by City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityDespite continued hot and dry conditions in California, the San Diego region is protected from drought impacts this summer and through 2045, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday.