San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Fallbrook and Rainbow Take Steps to Break From County Water Authority

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry Jones

The leadership of two water districts have taken the unprecedented step of voting to begin the process of detaching from the San Diego County Water Authority — a move they say will save their ratepayers millions of dollars. The votes by the boards of the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District […]

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Water Authority Offers to Settle Long-Running Rate Dispute with MWD

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority’s board offered Thursday to settle a long-running dispute over rates with the giant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The offer, made following a special board meeting, asks MWD to make $140 million in payments to San Diego County water customers to cover claims from 2011 through 2020 and, […]

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Salton Sea Authority Board Endorses Emergency Declaration Made by Imperial County

/in , /by /Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)by Janet Wilson

After initially balking, the Salton Sea Authority board of directors on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution supporting Imperial County’s declaration of an emergency at the fast-shrinking sea.

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Water District Sued Over Desalination Plant Proposed For South Bay

/in , /by /Easy Reader News (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)by Ryan McDonald

An environmental organization has filed a lawsuit against the West Basin Municipal Water District over its November approval of a large seawater desalination plant proposed along the coast just north of Manhattan Beach’s border with El Segundo, alleging that the water district ignored significant environmental issues in its assessment of the project.

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