The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) sent a comprehensive settlement offer to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) last month that would end nearly a decade of ongoing litigation over rates between the two agencies. For over a year, SDCWA had been meeting in confidential settlement discussions with MWD to find an […]
Northern Nevada’s snowpack is starting the new year strong, but officials warn it will take several more significant storms this winter to replenish area reservoirs. The Natural Resource Conservation Service says its first snowpack survey of 2020 at the Mt. Rose SNOTEL site southwest of Reno Monday showed average snowpack for the date but below-average […]
County environmental health officials Tuesday lifted the closure of coastal waters along the Imperial Beach shoreline after water testing found it safe for recreational use. The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health regularly issues water-contact closures north of the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park when rainfall causes sewage-contaminated water […]
North San Diego County fire agencies teamed up in November with the Vallecitos Water District for confined space training drills. The drills, held over a two-week period, prepare firefighting professionals to respond to emergencies in facilities such as wastewater treatment plants and maintain their confined space certification.
San Diego County Water Authority Makes Settlement Offer to End Litigation
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /California Water News Daily Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) sent a comprehensive settlement offer to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) last month that would end nearly a decade of ongoing litigation over rates between the two agencies. For over a year, SDCWA had been meeting in confidential settlement discussions with MWD to find an […]
Nevada Snowpack Starts Strong, Water Content Below Average
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneNorthern Nevada’s snowpack is starting the new year strong, but officials warn it will take several more significant storms this winter to replenish area reservoirs. The Natural Resource Conservation Service says its first snowpack survey of 2020 at the Mt. Rose SNOTEL site southwest of Reno Monday showed average snowpack for the date but below-average […]
County Lifts Water Contact Closure In Imperial Beach
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox 5 San Diego by City News ServiceCounty environmental health officials Tuesday lifted the closure of coastal waters along the Imperial Beach shoreline after water testing found it safe for recreational use. The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health regularly issues water-contact closures north of the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park when rainfall causes sewage-contaminated water […]
Vallecitos Water District Training Preps Firefighters for Wastewater Plant Emergencies
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkNorth San Diego County fire agencies teamed up in November with the Vallecitos Water District for confined space training drills. The drills, held over a two-week period, prepare firefighting professionals to respond to emergencies in facilities such as wastewater treatment plants and maintain their confined space certification.