SAN DIEGO — San Diego sharply reduced the number of water main breaks and sewer spills across the city last year, saving ratepayers money and helping many neighborhoods avoid significant disruptions. City officials credited the decreases to ramped-up maintenance and replacement efforts on water mains, sewer lines and pipes, particularly those made of cast iron. […]
California State Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins of San Diego on Monday received the 2019 Safe Drinking Water Champion Award from the California Municipal Utilities Association in Sacramento. “The award recognizes Senator Atkins’ leadership to work collaboratively with her colleagues in the Senate, Assembly and Governor’s office in securing funding for communities that do […]
Just days before Christmas, Mayor Kevin Faulconer became the first mayor since Jerry Sanders in 2012 to appear before the 36-member board of the San Diego County Water Authority. The city is the largest member agency of the Water Authority with 10 board members. Faulconer was there to dip a toe into the decade-long courtroom […]
UC San Diego will send airborne scientists into huge offshore storms to deepen their understanding of ”atmospheric rivers,” the plumes of moisture that can bring nourishing rains, and flooding, to the West Coast. The second of up to 12 winter weather reconnaissance flights is scheduled to take off from Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento […]
San Diego Plans to Use Drones, Monitors to Reduce Water Main Breaks, Sewer Spills
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickSAN DIEGO — San Diego sharply reduced the number of water main breaks and sewer spills across the city last year, saving ratepayers money and helping many neighborhoods avoid significant disruptions. City officials credited the decreases to ramped-up maintenance and replacement efforts on water mains, sewer lines and pipes, particularly those made of cast iron. […]
Atkins Receives Safe Drinking Water Champion Award
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityCalifornia State Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins of San Diego on Monday received the 2019 Safe Drinking Water Champion Award from the California Municipal Utilities Association in Sacramento. “The award recognizes Senator Atkins’ leadership to work collaboratively with her colleagues in the Senate, Assembly and Governor’s office in securing funding for communities that do […]
There’s No Water Under the Bridge in the Feud That Won’t End
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by John R. Lamb Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityJust days before Christmas, Mayor Kevin Faulconer became the first mayor since Jerry Sanders in 2012 to appear before the 36-member board of the San Diego County Water Authority. The city is the largest member agency of the Water Authority with 10 board members. Faulconer was there to dip a toe into the decade-long courtroom […]
UCSD Scientists Will Ride Research Aircraft into Huge Storms to Study Atmospheric Rivers
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsUC San Diego will send airborne scientists into huge offshore storms to deepen their understanding of ”atmospheric rivers,” the plumes of moisture that can bring nourishing rains, and flooding, to the West Coast. The second of up to 12 winter weather reconnaissance flights is scheduled to take off from Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento […]