West Basin Municipal Water District took the next steps Monday night, Nov. 18, toward building a desalination facility in El Segundo, a project that has drawn fierce opposition from conservation groups — including some who staged a rally before the meeting. Although not a go-ahead for the actual project, the board’s certification of the Final […]
The Metropolitan Water District decided Monday that, after about a year of closed-door negotiations, it would go public with an offer to settle its long legal battle with the San Diego County Water Authority. Both sides have spent about $20 million each fighting for years about how much the San Diego agency should have to pay […]
Expecting new and more challenging negotiations to face the Imperial Irrigation District, its board Monday afternoon adopted a new set of parameters that define the scope of the district’s role in the coordinated operations of the river. The resolution will establish Colorado River parameters as IID looks ahead to 2026 when new negotiations will define […]
The first rain storm of the season is expected to move into the region Tuesday, bringing significant rainfall throughout San Diego County along with the possibility of snow in the mountains. A low pressure system to the south will make its way north and meet a colder, low pressure system that is making its way […]
West Basin Approves Desalination-Plant Impact Report — While Dozens of Foes Stand Against It
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Breeze by David RosenfeldWest Basin Municipal Water District took the next steps Monday night, Nov. 18, toward building a desalination facility in El Segundo, a project that has drawn fierce opposition from conservation groups — including some who staged a rally before the meeting. Although not a go-ahead for the actual project, the board’s certification of the Final […]
Big Water Agency Offers A Big Deal To The Smaller Big Water Agency
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Metropolitan Water District decided Monday that, after about a year of closed-door negotiations, it would go public with an offer to settle its long legal battle with the San Diego County Water Authority. Both sides have spent about $20 million each fighting for years about how much the San Diego agency should have to pay […]
IID Board Sets Terms For Future River Negotiations
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Pressby Michael MareshExpecting new and more challenging negotiations to face the Imperial Irrigation District, its board Monday afternoon adopted a new set of parameters that define the scope of the district’s role in the coordinated operations of the river. The resolution will establish Colorado River parameters as IID looks ahead to 2026 when new negotiations will define […]
Storm Beginning Tuesday Night Will Be Early Taste of Winter for San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Chris JenneweinThe first rain storm of the season is expected to move into the region Tuesday, bringing significant rainfall throughout San Diego County along with the possibility of snow in the mountains. A low pressure system to the south will make its way north and meet a colder, low pressure system that is making its way […]