Pete Beauregard squints in the morning sun as he thinks back to October 22, 2007. “That wind hit us at about 120 mph, wind with fire,” he said. “It came head on and it was like a blow torch, it just cut everything to the ground.” He’s talking about the Witch Creek Fire, which engulfed […]
Locally-roasted coffee and home brewed beer made with purified recycled water from the City of San Diego’s Pure Water Demonstration Facility was showcased Sept. 10 in San Diego during two special events at the 34th annual WateReuse Symposium. Pure Water San Diego presented two events featuring beverages made with a key ingredient: purified recycled water. In the afternoon, […]
The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) Board of Directors voted to award the contract to construct the 30 million gallon per day (MGD) Final Expansion of the world-renowned Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) to Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. The overall project cost is $310 million with the construction portion being approximately $200 million. The […]
Albert Lau has spent his entire professional career of more than two decades in the water industry, focused on issues related to bringing safe, affordable drinking water to the public. “I got the water bug in college,” said Lau, 51, a resident of Olivenhain, who earned an undergraduate degree in civil engineering, and water resources […]
San Diego’s Climate Crisis: The Risks And Costs Of Living In The Backcountry
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Claire TrageserPete Beauregard squints in the morning sun as he thinks back to October 22, 2007. “That wind hit us at about 120 mph, wind with fire,” he said. “It came head on and it was like a blow torch, it just cut everything to the ground.” He’s talking about the Witch Creek Fire, which engulfed […]
WateReuse Symposium Showcases City of San Diego’s Pure Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkLocally-roasted coffee and home brewed beer made with purified recycled water from the City of San Diego’s Pure Water Demonstration Facility was showcased Sept. 10 in San Diego during two special events at the 34th annual WateReuse Symposium. Pure Water San Diego presented two events featuring beverages made with a key ingredient: purified recycled water. In the afternoon, […]
OCWD Greenlights Final Phase Of Groundwater Replenishment System
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CWEA (Oakland, Calif.)The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) Board of Directors voted to award the contract to construct the 30 million gallon per day (MGD) Final Expansion of the world-renowned Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) to Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. The overall project cost is $310 million with the construction portion being approximately $200 million. The […]
New General Manager Dives Into Work At Water District
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Del Mar Times by Joe Tash Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAlbert Lau has spent his entire professional career of more than two decades in the water industry, focused on issues related to bringing safe, affordable drinking water to the public. “I got the water bug in college,” said Lau, 51, a resident of Olivenhain, who earned an undergraduate degree in civil engineering, and water resources […]