The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors authorized staff to launch the next phase of a study assessing options for long-term water deliveries to sustain the region’s economy and quality of life. The decision follows months of community dialogue about Phase A of the Regional Conveyance System Study, which was released in August. […]
Southern California Democrats Rep. Raul Ruiz and Rep. Juan Vargas introduced a new bill on Thursday that would force the federal government to take a more active role in funding and managing Salton Sea habitat restoration and dust suppression. HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, would create an interagency working group called […]
The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation awarded Oceanside’s water utilities department a $175,000 grant to assist with the city’s Loma Alta Slough wetlands project, officials said Thursday. The project is intended to restore and enhance approximately six acres of coastal wetland and upland habitat near Buccaneer Beach in south Oceanside.
The Ramona Municipal Water District Board of Directors at its Nov. 10 meeting unanimously agreed to adopt the county’s defensible space for fire protection ordinance and accepted an auditing report that gives the district a favorable “unmodified” rating.
Board Approves Next Phase of Regional Water Conveyance System Study
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors authorized staff to launch the next phase of a study assessing options for long-term water deliveries to sustain the region’s economy and quality of life. The decision follows months of community dialogue about Phase A of the Regional Conveyance System Study, which was released in August. […]
Rep. Ruiz Introduces Salton Sea Bill in Congress to Provide Funding, Increase Air Quality Requirements
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark OlaldeSouthern California Democrats Rep. Raul Ruiz and Rep. Juan Vargas introduced a new bill on Thursday that would force the federal government to take a more active role in funding and managing Salton Sea habitat restoration and dust suppression. HR 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, would create an interagency working group called […]
Oceanside Receives $175K Grant to Boost Restoration of Loma Alta Slough
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby City News ServiceThe National Fish & Wildlife Foundation awarded Oceanside’s water utilities department a $175,000 grant to assist with the city’s Loma Alta Slough wetlands project, officials said Thursday. The project is intended to restore and enhance approximately six acres of coastal wetland and upland habitat near Buccaneer Beach in south Oceanside.
Water District Adopts Defensible Space Ordinance, Accepts Auditing Report
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ramona Sentinel (The San Diego Union-Tribune)by Julie GallantThe Ramona Municipal Water District Board of Directors at its Nov. 10 meeting unanimously agreed to adopt the county’s defensible space for fire protection ordinance and accepted an auditing report that gives the district a favorable “unmodified” rating.