A settlement between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District is delivering a windfall of refunds to local water districts. The SDCWA filed suits between 2010 and 2018 challenging how Los Angeles-based MWD set rates and imposed charges. SDCWA won several “critical issues” from 2011-14 and was awarded $44.3 million by a state court […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, by way of written communication, has notified Imperial Irrigation District Board Vice President JB Hamby of his appointment to the State’s Colorado River Board, according to a recent IID press release. “I am thankful to my colleagues on the IID Board for nominating me to serve as IID’s representative on […]
Alongside other cornerstone industries such as tourism and biotechnology, agriculture sustains the San Diego County’s economy with a farmgate value of nearly $2 billion a year, according to the most recent county assessment. Avocados – one of the county’s signature farm goods — account for $140 million of the farming total growth of 16% in 2019, […]
The city of Escondido is moving forward with plans to replace the Lake Wohlford dam, a structure built of earth and rock that has stood at its present location since 1895. Lake Wohlford is about 5 miles northeast of downtown Escondido, just beyond city limits in the unincorporated area of San Diego County, and the […]
Local Water Districts Get Piece of $44.3M Settlement Refund
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Groupby Steve Puterski Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityA settlement between the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District is delivering a windfall of refunds to local water districts. The SDCWA filed suits between 2010 and 2018 challenging how Los Angeles-based MWD set rates and imposed charges. SDCWA won several “critical issues” from 2011-14 and was awarded $44.3 million by a state court […]
IID Director JB Hamby Appointed to Colorado River Board of California
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert ReviewCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, by way of written communication, has notified Imperial Irrigation District Board Vice President JB Hamby of his appointment to the State’s Colorado River Board, according to a recent IID press release. “I am thankful to my colleagues on the IID Board for nominating me to serve as IID’s representative on […]
San Diego County Crops Supported by Water Rate Discount
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAlongside other cornerstone industries such as tourism and biotechnology, agriculture sustains the San Diego County’s economy with a farmgate value of nearly $2 billion a year, according to the most recent county assessment. Avocados – one of the county’s signature farm goods — account for $140 million of the farming total growth of 16% in 2019, […]
Replacement of Lake Wohlford Dam is ‘Shovel Ready’
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County, Uncategorized /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joe TashThe city of Escondido is moving forward with plans to replace the Lake Wohlford dam, a structure built of earth and rock that has stood at its present location since 1895. Lake Wohlford is about 5 miles northeast of downtown Escondido, just beyond city limits in the unincorporated area of San Diego County, and the […]