Mission Hills High School student Jordan Chan of San Marcos won third-place in the statewide 2020 California Special Districts Association video scholarship competition. The “Districts Make The Difference” contest is designed to promote public awareness and understanding of the special districts providing communities with essential services like water, sanitation, healthcare, fire protection, and parks. Chan […]
The Otay Water District Board of Directors last week unanimously appointed Assistant Chief of Water Operations Jose Martinez as the organization’s next general manager. Martinez, 40, will succeed Mark Watton, who represented the water interests of Otay, the county and the state for more than 30 years. The board said it will negotiate contract terms […]
A relatively dry winter and new state-set levels for the presence of a carcinogen in water threatening the closure of groundwater wells have local water officials considering water from new sources and looking to use water they’ve already banked. Santa Clarita Valley water users get their supply from two main sources via the SCV Water […]
Over the holidays, I received a letter from the San Diego County Water Authority designed to make customers of Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District worry. The tone of the letter alluded that if the two districts de-annex from the Water Authority, the reliability of our water supply would be at risk […]
San Marcos Student Jordan Chan Wins Statewide Video Contest
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkMission Hills High School student Jordan Chan of San Marcos won third-place in the statewide 2020 California Special Districts Association video scholarship competition. The “Districts Make The Difference” contest is designed to promote public awareness and understanding of the special districts providing communities with essential services like water, sanitation, healthcare, fire protection, and parks. Chan […]
Otay Water District Names New General Manager
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by Karen PearlmanThe Otay Water District Board of Directors last week unanimously appointed Assistant Chief of Water Operations Jose Martinez as the organization’s next general manager. Martinez, 40, will succeed Mark Watton, who represented the water interests of Otay, the county and the state for more than 30 years. The board said it will negotiate contract terms […]
SCV Water Looks at Reservoirs Due to Winter, Chemical Concerns
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Signal (Santa Clarita, Calif.)by Jim HoltA relatively dry winter and new state-set levels for the presence of a carcinogen in water threatening the closure of groundwater wells have local water officials considering water from new sources and looking to use water they’ve already banked. Santa Clarita Valley water users get their supply from two main sources via the SCV Water […]
Opinion: FPUD and Rainbow Make Brave Move to Save Ratepayers Money
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village News (Fallbrook, Calif.)by Ann Wade Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOver the holidays, I received a letter from the San Diego County Water Authority designed to make customers of Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District worry. The tone of the letter alluded that if the two districts de-annex from the Water Authority, the reliability of our water supply would be at risk […]