Most San Diegans don’t often think about the journey that water takes before reaching our faucets. It involves hundreds of miles of pipes, multiple treatment plants and countless moving parts to deliver a reliable water supply to our region, which has nowhere near enough natural water sources to sustain us. Any disruption along the way […]
Thursday is doomsday for water prices in San Diego. That’s when the region’s water importer – the San Diego County Water Authority – debates whether to boost its prices a whopping 18 percent come Jan. 1. The price increase is massive compared to previous rate increases, and the Water Authority’s biggest customer, the city of […]
In recent years, the city of San Diego has released more than 11 billion gallons of freshwater from city-owned reservoirs into the ocean. It has been done because many of the dams holding the water in are failing and have been placed on water restrictions to prevent a breach. Now, the city of San Diego is […]
The infrastructure network that transports safe, clean water around Calgary contains 187 kilometres of pipe similar to the line that suffered a catastrophic break more than two weeks ago, forcing the city’s residents and businesses to cut back on water use and prompting a massive emergency fix-it job. The city’s Bearspaw South Feedermain, which ruptured June 5, is a […]
OPINION: Deferring Maintenance on our Water System is a Risk We Can’t Afford to Take
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diegoby Jim Madaffer and Gary Arant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityMost San Diegans don’t often think about the journey that water takes before reaching our faucets. It involves hundreds of miles of pipes, multiple treatment plants and countless moving parts to deliver a reliable water supply to our region, which has nowhere near enough natural water sources to sustain us. Any disruption along the way […]
San Diego’s Water Prices Face Doomsday Increase
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThursday is doomsday for water prices in San Diego. That’s when the region’s water importer – the San Diego County Water Authority – debates whether to boost its prices a whopping 18 percent come Jan. 1. The price increase is massive compared to previous rate increases, and the Water Authority’s biggest customer, the city of […]
San Diego to Spend up to $100 Million for Dam Safety Consultant Over Next 10 Years
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /CBS 8In recent years, the city of San Diego has released more than 11 billion gallons of freshwater from city-owned reservoirs into the ocean. It has been done because many of the dams holding the water in are failing and have been placed on water restrictions to prevent a breach. Now, the city of San Diego is […]
Calgary Water Pipes are Vulnerable to Failure
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The Globe and Mailby Jude Brocke Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe infrastructure network that transports safe, clean water around Calgary contains 187 kilometres of pipe similar to the line that suffered a catastrophic break more than two weeks ago, forcing the city’s residents and businesses to cut back on water use and prompting a massive emergency fix-it job. The city’s Bearspaw South Feedermain, which ruptured June 5, is a […]