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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.
San Diego Suing SDG&E for $35 Million Over Unpaid Undergrounding Expenses
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Ken StoneThe city is suing San Diego Gas & Electric for what officials call the utility’s refusal to honor promises made when it obtained exclusive rights to provide gas and electricity to San Diegans in 1971. As the city moves forward with its Pure Water San Diego Program, which will reduce ocean pollution and increase San Diego’s […]
Award-Winning Student Artwork Inspires 2020 Water Conservation Calendar
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe City of San Diego’s colorful 2020 Water Conservation Calendar features winning artwork from 19 students throughout San Diego. This is the 20th year the calendar has been produced by the City’s Public Utilities Department. The theme was water conservation. “The children’s artwork in these calendars is fantastic, and helps present the importance of reducing water […]
Event Featuring Women Working in the Field of Water Coming This Week
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanRANCHO SAN DIEGO — Shauna Lorance knows more than a drop about a career in the water and wastewater industry. Lorance worked in several executive management positions for the San Juan Water District for 20 years, for the Monterey County Water Resources Agency as its interim general manager, and was a consultant for several other […]
Sweetwater Authority General Manager Gets Raise
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David HernandezCHULA VISTA — The Sweetwater Authority governing board last week approved a 2 percent raise for General Manager Tish Berge. The raise sets Berge’s annual salary at $231,000, retroactive to July. It marks her second raise since she was hired in June 2017 to manage Sweetwater, which serves 190,000 customers in National City, Bonita and […]