While the future of the Colorado River remains uncertain, officials from Nevada, California and Arizona are looking at other options to increase water stability in the southwest. This week, the three states agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the legal and policy framework of possibly exchanging shares of Colorado River water and explore […]
San Diego signed a deal Tuesday to start talking about something that’s never been done before: Sell water to other thirsty states in the Southwest. The San Diego County Water Authority received a lot of national press recently because it’s probably the only water agency in this Colorado River-dependent region that has claim over more […]
For years, Arizona has explored the possibility of turning seawater into drinking water as a way to help offset shortages on the Colorado River. Now, state water leaders say a new partnership with California could move that concept one step closer to reality.
Water leaders from California, Nevada and Arizona gathered at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant on Wednesday, June 3, to sign an agreement aimed at exploring interstate water exchanges as a way to strengthen long-term water reliability across the Southwest. The memorandum of understanding was signed June 3 at the plant by officials from the San Diego […]
Nevada, California and Arizona Exploring Colorado River Water Sharing Options
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 13 Las Vegasby Jarah Wright Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhile the future of the Colorado River remains uncertain, officials from Nevada, California and Arizona are looking at other options to increase water stability in the southwest. This week, the three states agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the legal and policy framework of possibly exchanging shares of Colorado River water and explore […]
Colorado River Deal Is a ‘QSA 2.0’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerSan Diego signed a deal Tuesday to start talking about something that’s never been done before: Sell water to other thirsty states in the Southwest. The San Diego County Water Authority received a lot of national press recently because it’s probably the only water agency in this Colorado River-dependent region that has claim over more […]
Arizona’s Salty Solution for Its Water Future
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 15 Arizonaby Adam Klepp Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityFor years, Arizona has explored the possibility of turning seawater into drinking water as a way to help offset shortages on the Colorado River. Now, state water leaders say a new partnership with California could move that concept one step closer to reality.
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Backdrop for Regional Water Accord
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /North Coast Current Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater leaders from California, Nevada and Arizona gathered at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant on Wednesday, June 3, to sign an agreement aimed at exploring interstate water exchanges as a way to strengthen long-term water reliability across the Southwest. The memorandum of understanding was signed June 3 at the plant by officials from the San Diego […]