The Santa Fe Irrigation District is moving forward with a proposed three-year rate plan that would raise total revenue for the district by 3 percent per year over the next three years, beginning early next year, through rate increases and changes in the district’s rate structure. The district provides drinking and irrigation water to about […]
A bi-national conference held Monday at San Diego State University was aimed at analyzing water resources in the Baja California and San Diego border region where challenges include cross-border pollution and water scarcity, experts said. Water supplies are particularly low in Tijuana right now where officials announced earlier this month citywide roving water shutoffs for […]
The San Diego County Water Authority wants county voters to weigh in on whether the Fallbrook and Rainbow water districts can detach and join an agency serving Riverside County. The Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District, which together serve around 50,000 customers in North County, are seeking to detach in hopes of […]
Regional collaboration and partnerships are needed to solve cross-border water issues, according to San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer. “The Water Authority is exploring innovative solutions to increase water supply reliability for the San Diego region, but also Baja California and the Southwest,” said Madaffer during today’s opening ceremony of RE:BORDER 2019 at San Diego State University. “Those […]
Santa Fe Irrigation District Proposes Raising Rates By 9 Percent Over Three Years
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Rancho Santa Fe Review by Joe TashThe Santa Fe Irrigation District is moving forward with a proposed three-year rate plan that would raise total revenue for the district by 3 percent per year over the next three years, beginning early next year, through rate increases and changes in the district’s rate structure. The district provides drinking and irrigation water to about […]
Bi-National Conference Tackles Border Region’s Water Issues
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by Wendy FryA bi-national conference held Monday at San Diego State University was aimed at analyzing water resources in the Baja California and San Diego border region where challenges include cross-border pollution and water scarcity, experts said. Water supplies are particularly low in Tijuana right now where officials announced earlier this month citywide roving water shutoffs for […]
Water Authority Seeks County Vote on Possible Exit of Fallbrook, Rainbow Districts
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinThe San Diego County Water Authority wants county voters to weigh in on whether the Fallbrook and Rainbow water districts can detach and join an agency serving Riverside County. The Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District, which together serve around 50,000 customers in North County, are seeking to detach in hopes of […]
Cross-Border Water Issues Need Cross-Border Solutions
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network by Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityRegional collaboration and partnerships are needed to solve cross-border water issues, according to San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer. “The Water Authority is exploring innovative solutions to increase water supply reliability for the San Diego region, but also Baja California and the Southwest,” said Madaffer during today’s opening ceremony of RE:BORDER 2019 at San Diego State University. “Those […]