On a stormy day, 1 billion gallons of water can rage down the river crossing from Tijuana to San Diego. None of that water is captured for reuse now among the two desert cities it splits, which are regularly prone to drought, because it’s considered polluted by sewage spills on the Mexican side. If successfully […]
Advocates working to keep the Del Mar Horsepark open for equestrian shows, a riding school and other activities released a report Friday that indicates the park’s water issues originate outside the property. Testing lab ALS Group USA Corp. of Irvine examined water samples taken during seasonal rains Dec. 28 upstream and downstream from the horse […]
The Fallbrook Public Utility District is working with the California Public Utilities Commission to secure CPUC grant funding which will reduce FPUD’s electricity costs. A non-voting item at FPUD’s Dec. 7 board meeting addressed FPUD’s efforts to reduce electricity expenses. The program would utilize Tesla battery walls and is expected to save FPUD more than […]
Tom Kennedy, general manager of Rainbow Municipal Water District, is not related to the principal with the Kennedy/Jenks consulting firm which has a contract with the district for the design of lift station projects. The contract had been for $1,434,485 and was scheduled to expire Dec. 31, but a 5-0 Rainbow board vote, Dec. 8, […]
Who Owns the Tijuana River – and Who Needs Its Water Most
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente CalderónOn a stormy day, 1 billion gallons of water can rage down the river crossing from Tijuana to San Diego. None of that water is captured for reuse now among the two desert cities it splits, which are regularly prone to drought, because it’s considered polluted by sewage spills on the Mexican side. If successfully […]
Del Mar Horsepark Advocates Release Water Test Results
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Phil DiehlAdvocates working to keep the Del Mar Horsepark open for equestrian shows, a riding school and other activities released a report Friday that indicates the park’s water issues originate outside the property. Testing lab ALS Group USA Corp. of Irvine examined water samples taken during seasonal rains Dec. 28 upstream and downstream from the horse […]
FPUD Working to Reduce Electricity Costs
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Village Newsby Joe NaimanThe Fallbrook Public Utility District is working with the California Public Utilities Commission to secure CPUC grant funding which will reduce FPUD’s electricity costs. A non-voting item at FPUD’s Dec. 7 board meeting addressed FPUD’s efforts to reduce electricity expenses. The program would utilize Tesla battery walls and is expected to save FPUD more than […]
Rainbow MWD Approves Change Order with Kennedy/Jenks
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Village Newsby Joe NaimanTom Kennedy, general manager of Rainbow Municipal Water District, is not related to the principal with the Kennedy/Jenks consulting firm which has a contract with the district for the design of lift station projects. The contract had been for $1,434,485 and was scheduled to expire Dec. 31, but a 5-0 Rainbow board vote, Dec. 8, […]