A new pilot program has been launched by numerous organizations in Southern California to aid residents in selecting more native plants for their homes and gardens to become even more water-efficient. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and local water agencies have teamed up with the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) to boost the […]
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 […]
MWD and Partners Helping to Bring More Native Plants to SoCal to be More Water Efficient
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyA new pilot program has been launched by numerous organizations in Southern California to aid residents in selecting more native plants for their homes and gardens to become even more water-efficient. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and local water agencies have teamed up with the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) to boost the […]
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 […]