San Diego County / Southern California
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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 Takes Steps to Boost Accuracy of Water Bills After Public Outcry
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrackSan Diego took several steps this week to boost the accuracy of water bills, improve customer satisfaction and speed up the installation of digital “smart” meters. The changes come after public outcry in 2017 and 2018 over exorbitant water bills received by many customers which city officials blamed on faulty meters, employee errors and mismanagement […]
Riverside County LAFCO Conveys FPUD/Rainbow Reorganization to San Diego LAFCO
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village Newsby Joe NaimanThe potential reorganization in which the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District would detach from the San Diego County Water Authority and become part of the Eastern Municipal Water District will require approval from San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission, but Riverside County’s LAFCO has agreed to let the process […]
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Receives Water Efficiency Award
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SD Metro Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority presented its 2019 Water Innovation & Efficiency Award to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar for significantly reducing its overall potable water use through a successful water conservation program and new infrastructure for distributing reclaimed water. MCAS Miramar embarked on a water conservation program about a decade ago, and through […]
Rainfall Contest Winner’s Prediction Was Good To The Last Drop
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Robert KrierAs September and the rainfall year wound down, Michael Candra needed a perfect storm — a perfectly light, minor storm. Early Saturday morning, San Diego’s season total stood at 12.83 inches. At that point, Candra was in fifth place in the Union-Tribune’s 17th annual Precipitation Prediction Contest, which drew more than 500 entrants. Each year, […]