Cyclical water shortages are a challenge that Eastern Municipal Water District takes seriously. As California’s sixth-largest retail water agency, they embrace the opportunity to balance water use efficiency with meeting the needs of a diverse and growing customer base. By using a smart utility network from Xylem’s Sensus brand, EMWD can better advance service and […]
Officials in Imperial Beach continue to grapple with sewage spilling into the Tijuana River after heavy rains, polluting the air and the water along south San Diego. Wednesday, President Biden unveiled his plans to put environmental justice at the top of his list to fight climate change. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina said he applauds the move […]
It is no secret that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant when it was proposed, and I still wasn’t completely on board when the plant began operations in 2015, or even when I was elected to the Carlsbad City Council in 2016. But time has given me perspective, […]
San Diegans may face new taxes or fee increases to upgrade the city’s increasingly unreliable flood-prevention infrastructure, which needs an estimated $1.5 billion in repairs and modernization efforts during the next five years. City officials announced this week they are exploring a possible November 2022 ballot measure that would boost funding for flood prevention with […]
Sensus Technology Helps CA Water Utility Improve Efficiency During the Pandemic
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /WaterWorldCyclical water shortages are a challenge that Eastern Municipal Water District takes seriously. As California’s sixth-largest retail water agency, they embrace the opportunity to balance water use efficiency with meeting the needs of a diverse and growing customer base. By using a smart utility network from Xylem’s Sensus brand, EMWD can better advance service and […]
Imperial Beach Mayor Asking San Diego County to Declare a State of Emergency After Sewage Spill
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CBS 8 (San Diego)by LaMonica PetersOfficials in Imperial Beach continue to grapple with sewage spilling into the Tijuana River after heavy rains, polluting the air and the water along south San Diego. Wednesday, President Biden unveiled his plans to put environmental justice at the top of his list to fight climate change. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina said he applauds the move […]
Opinion: A Desalination Skeptic Now Sees Carlsbad Plant’s “Undeniable Value”
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Cori Schumacher Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt is no secret that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant when it was proposed, and I still wasn’t completely on board when the plant began operations in 2015, or even when I was elected to the Carlsbad City Council in 2016. But time has given me perspective, […]
San Diego Exploring 2022 Ballot Measure to Pay for Growing Flood-Prevention, Stormwater Needs
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickSan Diegans may face new taxes or fee increases to upgrade the city’s increasingly unreliable flood-prevention infrastructure, which needs an estimated $1.5 billion in repairs and modernization efforts during the next five years. City officials announced this week they are exploring a possible November 2022 ballot measure that would boost funding for flood prevention with […]