San Diego Congressional members Scott Peters, Duncan Hunter and Susan Davis have introduced bipartisan federal legislation to simplify permit requirements to operate the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plan, with a goal of providing purified, recycled drinking water for the San Diego region and reducing ocean pollution. The bill, H.R. 4611, the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act […]
Imperial County has had enough. That was the message from the county board of supervisors on Tuesday as they voted unanimously to declare a local state of emergency at the Salton Sea. And that may not be all: In addition to the action on the state’s largest lake, supervisors said they will seek another emergency declaration on the badly […]
Ensuring water for future generations requires investing and investigating big ideas, according to Sandy Kerl. Kerl, acting general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, shared some of those ideas today in San Diego, as she delivered the opening remarks at the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association annual fall conference, which […]
Residents and businesses in Santee and Alpine who are under the auspices of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District will see two rate increases in the coming months. The rate increases are scheduled for November and January. In 2017, the district’s Board of Directors approved a comprehensive cost-of-service study, then approved a five-year plan and […]
Bipartisan San Diego Water Bill Introduced By Representatives Hunter, Davis, and Peters
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /East County Magazine (San Diego, Calif.)San Diego Congressional members Scott Peters, Duncan Hunter and Susan Davis have introduced bipartisan federal legislation to simplify permit requirements to operate the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plan, with a goal of providing purified, recycled drinking water for the San Diego region and reducing ocean pollution. The bill, H.R. 4611, the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act […]
Imperial County Declares Salton Sea Emergency, Demands California Take Action
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet WilsonImperial County has had enough. That was the message from the county board of supervisors on Tuesday as they voted unanimously to declare a local state of emergency at the Salton Sea. And that may not be all: In addition to the action on the state’s largest lake, supervisors said they will seek another emergency declaration on the badly […]
Blog: ‘Big Ideas’ Diversify San Diego Region’s Reliable Water Supply
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Education FoundationEnsuring water for future generations requires investing and investigating big ideas, according to Sandy Kerl. Kerl, acting general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, shared some of those ideas today in San Diego, as she delivered the opening remarks at the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association annual fall conference, which […]
Padre Dam Water District Set To Raise Rates – Twice
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen Pearlman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityResidents and businesses in Santee and Alpine who are under the auspices of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District will see two rate increases in the coming months. The rate increases are scheduled for November and January. In 2017, the district’s Board of Directors approved a comprehensive cost-of-service study, then approved a five-year plan and […]