San Diego County / Southern California

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Inland Empire Water Agency Gets $196 Million Loan from EPA

/in , , /by /The San Bernardino Sunby Steve Scauzillo

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, May 28, gave a $196.4 million loan to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency to expand its wastewater treatment plant in Chino. Loan dollars will be used to help finance an expansion of the IEUA’s Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 5, located at 6063 Kimball Ave., the EPA announced.

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Decades in the Making, Buena Vista Lagoon Restoration Plan Finally Approved

/in , , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil Diehl

A long-sought compromise has been approved that will open the stagnant, reed-filled Buena Vista Lagoon to the sea and restore its native coastal marine habitat, but years of work remain before the transformation begins. Disagreements over whether the lagoon at the border of Carlsbad and Oceanside should remain freshwater or be restored to saltwater have […]

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States are Reopening from Coronavirus Shutdowns. What Happens to Frozen Utility Payments?

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Sarah D. Wire, Anna M. Phillips

As states begin to reopen from coronavirus-related shutdowns, a wave of unpaid utility bills coming due will not only saddle Americans still out of work with new debt, it could also drive up rates for everyone. And the $900 million that Congress provided in the CARES Act to help low-income households pay their utility bills […]

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Poseidon Water’s Desalination Plan: Are There Cracks in the Armor?

/in , , /by /The Logby Parimal M. Rohit

A Regional Water Board vote on the desalination plant in Huntington Beach could be filed within the next two months, but is the project on thin ice after several questions and concerns were raised during a virtual workshop?

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