The Vallecitos Water District is asking its customers to adopt water restrictions next month, when a major water distribution line will be out of service during repairs. “As a result of the shutdown, the water supplied to the District may be limited,” the district stated. The shutdown is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 9, and […]
San Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health announced improvements to its water quality testing program Thursday, just ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend. A new testing tool allows officials to speed up the process of testing water samples for potentially dangerous levels of bacteria. Before implementing the new method at the beginning of the […]
The City of San Diego is reminding its water customers that starting Sunday they will be paying more for water. The price customers pay will be going up 4.82 percent to help pay for water reliability and infrastructure improvements. When combined with a 1.46 percent increase implemented by the San Diego County Water Authority, the […]
There are two critical urban land use debates raging across the San Diego region today. How they play out will determine whether our region’s ecosystem becomes more resilient over the next several decades. The disputes involve first, the future of urban sprawl in the far-flung rural suburbs of San Diego County, and, second, infill policy […]
Vallecitos Water District Urges Water Restrictions During Pipeline Repair
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan BrennanThe Vallecitos Water District is asking its customers to adopt water restrictions next month, when a major water distribution line will be out of service during repairs. “As a result of the shutdown, the water supplied to the District may be limited,” the district stated. The shutdown is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 9, and […]
New Tool Allows For Faster Water Quality Tests
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /FOX 5 San Diegoby Justina MyersSan Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health announced improvements to its water quality testing program Thursday, just ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend. A new testing tool allows officials to speed up the process of testing water samples for potentially dangerous levels of bacteria. Before implementing the new method at the beginning of the […]
San Diego’s Water Rates Go Up On Sunday
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Rancho Bernardo News-Journalby Elizabeth Marie HimchakThe City of San Diego is reminding its water customers that starting Sunday they will be paying more for water. The price customers pay will be going up 4.82 percent to help pay for water reliability and infrastructure improvements. When combined with a 1.46 percent increase implemented by the San Diego County Water Authority, the […]
OPINION: Will Continued Sprawl or High-Density Infill Define San Diego’s Future?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Times of San Diegoby Lawrence A. HerzogThere are two critical urban land use debates raging across the San Diego region today. How they play out will determine whether our region’s ecosystem becomes more resilient over the next several decades. The disputes involve first, the future of urban sprawl in the far-flung rural suburbs of San Diego County, and, second, infill policy […]