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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Trash Creates Massive Stormwater Clog in Tijuana, and Fixing it Could Mean a Mess for San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Sandra DibbleIt started with last month’s heavy rains that brought an unprecedented volume of debris tumbling down Tijuana’s Matadero Canyon: old mattresses, used furniture, discarded construction material. That led to a clogged storm drain by the border fence, authorities said, and the flooding of a nearby sewage pump station. The resulting pool of trash and sewage-contaminated […]
Padre Dam Water Board Approves Raise for General Manager
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanThe five-member Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board has approved a 4 percent salary increase for its General Manager and CEO Allen Carlisle. Carlisle, who started with the district in February 2011, saw his annual salary rise to $258,554, effective Dec. 29. The approved new rate is just over $124 hourly. With benefits, Carlisle will […]
Opinion: Imperial Irrigation District on Path to Boost the Colorado River
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Desert Sun by Henry MartinezSeveral weeks ago, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a resolution committing the district to doing two things on the Colorado River in the year ahead: First, that IID will engage with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the broader river community to negotiate a successor agreement to the 2007 Interim Guidelines, which […]
Can You Fight Fires While Saving Water? Long Beach FD System Reclaims Millions of Gallons Per Year
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Long Beach Postby Steven SmithUntil recently, any time Long Beach firefighters practiced using their high-powered hoses, the water they sprayed ended up in the drain. In any given year, that added up to millions of gallons that washed away during training exercises. “The old way of doing training was either doing it dry or, if you really wanted to […]