The Poway City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to issue rebates on water bills to compensate residents and business for losses stemming from the contamination crisis late last year. In late November, stormwater contaminated the city’s water supply and people were told not to drink water for nearly a week. Now the city is […]
Plans to replace the Lake Wohlford dam are now on hold as Escondido investigates other, less expensive options because the projected cost of the project has escalated to more than $50 million. It was nearly 13 years ago when state inspectors determined that the top quarter of the dam might liquefy in the event of […]
The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors visited the Imperial Valley January 30 for a day-long tour that highlighted areas critical to the agency’s Regional Conveyance System Study. Board members approved a study in July 2019, to evaluate a new regional water conveyance system that would deliver water from the Colorado River to San Diego […]
The San Diego region has secured $300 million in federal funding for a new U.S. facility to capture Tijuana sewage spills before they foul South Bay shorelines, elected leaders said Friday. “This has been an issue in our region for decades, and concrete federal action to address cross-border pollution has been long overdue,” said Rep. […]
Poway Might Reimburse Residents, Businesses for Week of Water Restrictions
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Matt HoffmanThe Poway City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to issue rebates on water bills to compensate residents and business for losses stemming from the contamination crisis late last year. In late November, stormwater contaminated the city’s water supply and people were told not to drink water for nearly a week. Now the city is […]
Maybe the old Lake Wohlford Dam Isn’t so bad, After All?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by J. Harry JonesPlans to replace the Lake Wohlford dam are now on hold as Escondido investigates other, less expensive options because the projected cost of the project has escalated to more than $50 million. It was nearly 13 years ago when state inspectors determined that the top quarter of the dam might liquefy in the event of […]
Imperial Valley Conservation Efforts Benefit San Diego, Southwest
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /WaterNewsNetwork Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors visited the Imperial Valley January 30 for a day-long tour that highlighted areas critical to the agency’s Regional Conveyance System Study. Board members approved a study in July 2019, to evaluate a new regional water conveyance system that would deliver water from the Colorado River to San Diego […]
San Diego Leaders Say $300M in New Federal Cash Will Help Build U.S. Facility to Capture TJ River Pollution
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithThe San Diego region has secured $300 million in federal funding for a new U.S. facility to capture Tijuana sewage spills before they foul South Bay shorelines, elected leaders said Friday. “This has been an issue in our region for decades, and concrete federal action to address cross-border pollution has been long overdue,” said Rep. […]