San Diego County / Southern California

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

Metropolitan Water District And Member Agencies Offering Upgraded Turf Replacement Program

/in , /by /California Water News Daily

With summer and its accompanying heat, you may be asking if you really want to pay for your increased water bill thanks to your thirsty lawn. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and its member agencies understand your concern and have returned with an upgraded rebate program for customers who remove grass from their […]

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City Returns $3.7 Million For Smart Water Meter Program

/in , , , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Dorian Hargrove and Consumer Bob

The City of San Diego has agreed to return more than $3.7 million to the city’s sewer fund which it took to pay for a citywide conversion to wireless water meters. The refund was made in hopes of ending a lawsuit filed by a ratepayer who said the city was charging the 8,500 sewage customers […]

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Rep. Scott Peters Releases “Climate Playbook” As Alternative To Green New Deal

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith

Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, released Wednesday what he’s calling a “climate playbook” — a list of more than 50 pieces of legislation introduced by Democrats as well as Republicans since 2017. The congressman said revisiting bipartisan ideas to rein in climate change is a better use of time than focusing on the Green New […]

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Five Years Later, Effects Of Colorado River Pulse Flow Still Linger

/in , , /by /KPBS (San Diego)by Luke Runyon

From inside a small airplane, tracing the Colorado River along the Arizona-California border, it’s easy to see how it happened. As the river bends and weaves through the American Southwest, its contents are slowly drained. Concrete canals send water to millions of people in Phoenix and Tucson, Los Angeles and San Diego. Farms, ribbons of […]

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