San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Mono Supervisors To Look At Hydro Project

/in , /by /Sierra Wave Mediaby Deb Murphy

Mono County Board of Supervisors will get briefed today on the details and process of the Owens Valley Pumped Storage Project. Currently Premium Energy Holdings is in stage one toward a preliminary permit to explore the possibility of reservoirs on Wheeler Crest and the Owens River and/or Rock Creek gorges in a closed loop system […]

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A Little Known Company Is Quietly Making Massive Water Deals

/in , /by /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

In 2011, Harvard University and a small private company began buying up rights to the West’s most important water source: the Colorado River. Within a year, they owned nearly 13,000 acres near the small Riverside County farming community of Blythe. Farmers in Blythe and the surrounding Palo Verde Valley are supposed to keep getting water […]

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Poseidon Water Assumes Stewardship Of Agua Hedionda Lagoon

/in , /by /Water News Network

Poseidon Water, a national leader in the development of water supply and treatment projects using a public-private partnership approach, furthered its commitment to protect and preserve San Diego’s coastal environment by assuming stewardship of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad.The Agua Hedionda Lagoon encompasses over 400 acres of marine, estuarine and wetlands habitat teeming with […]

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The End Of California’s Drought Shouldn’t Mean The Importance Of Water Is Forgotten, City Officials Say

/in , /by /Pasadena Now

Pasadena Water and Power is partnering with the City’s Department of Public Health in celebrating the month of May as Water Awareness Month, and Wednesday, May 8, as Rethink Your Drink Day. PWP General Manager Gurcharan Bawa said the utility plans to engage with community organizations in Pasadena during the entire month in an effort […]

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