San Diego County / Southern California
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Water Authority Board Votes to Dismiss Certain Legal Claims Against MWD
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter securing more than $350 million in “Water Stewardship Rate” benefits for the San Diego region, the San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors today voted to dismiss certain related claims against the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The Water Authority Board’s decision represents a major step toward resolving the litigation, […]
Water Authority Board Honors Retiring Otay Water District GM Mark Watton
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors on Thursday honored Otay Water District General Manager Mark Watton for 37 years of public service in the water industry. The Board issued a proclamation congratulating Watton on “his long and distinguished service to San Diego County upon his upcoming retirement from the Otay Water District” […]
Opinion: Is RMWD Doing Right by Customers?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary HurstAt this month’s board meeting, Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) approved “the Proposition 218 Notice for Untreated Water Pumping Rates.” Twenty-five years after the passage of Proposition 218, RMWD is finally admitting that its treated and untreated water systems are separate. As a result, RMWD calculated “(non)uniform pumping rates” for all water customers. The notice […]
Generating Sodium Hypochlorite On-Site in South San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld MagazineSAN DIEGO, CA — Located in southern San Diego County, the Otay Water Treatment Plant, with a capacity of 34 million gallons per day provides drinking water to an estimated 100,000 customers. The plant is operated by the City of San Diego and located less than two miles from the United States – Mexico border, north […]