Some South OC Residents’ Water Rates Double
Water bills are about to double over the next five years for over 13,000 Orange County residents after the Trabuco Canyon Water District increased their rates this year.
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The Compost: 10 Things to Know About Doheny Desal Plant
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Orange County Registerby Brooke StaggsIt’s been nearly a year since the California Coastal Commission gave an Orange County water district the green light to build a new desalination plant in Dana Point. So I decided to check in to see how the project is coming along.
County Completes First Segment of $250m Plan to Prep Flood Channel for 100-year Storm
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Daily Pilot by Sara CardineCounty officials Tuesday convened in Huntington Beach to celebrate the revitalization of a 1-mile segment of a flood control channel, a vital first step in a $250-million collaboration with federal partners to reduce Orange County’s flood risk.
During an on-site news conference near a portion of the East Garden Grove-Wintersburg channel north of Warner Avenue, between Goldenwest and Springdale streets, Orange County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Andrew Do explained the significance of the project.
County Largely Disagrees With Grand Jury’s Finding on Drought, Water Sources
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /San Clemente Timesby Breeana GreenbergAs the Orange County Board of Supervisors looked to submit its responses to this year’s slate of Orange County Grand Jury reports, the supervisors held an in-depth discussion on one report in particular: “Historic Rain Yet Drought Remains.”
Board members on Tuesday, Aug. 8, discussed the county’s recommendation to partially disagree with certain parts of the report, which largely found that South Orange County’s reliance on imported water will be impacted by climate change and must adapt.
OC Grand Jury Report on Drought Conditions Endorses Doheny Desalination Plant, Calls for New Water Sources
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The Capistrano Dispatch by C. Jayden SmithSouth Orange County’s reliance on imported water through unsustainable sources that will be impacted by climate change must adapt, according to the Orange County Grand Jury, which endorsed desalination plants as a solution in a recent report.
Released in early June, the report highlighted the continued existence of drought conditions in the western United States, Orange County water suppliers’ need to find solutions to growing needs and potential shortages, and the importance of conservation and public education.
Expansion of World’s Biggest Water Reuse System in Orange County Now Complete
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /ABC 7 by David GonzalezThe world’s largest water recycling plant just got even bigger.
The final expansion of Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System has been completed.
California Storms Boosting OC’s Water Supply Past Capacity to Capture All That Rain
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 7by Jessica De NovaCalifornia’s recent storms have provided a big boost to Orange County’s water supply, with so much rain falling that it’s exceeding the county’s ability to capture all of it.
With a forecast of more rain coming this weekend, some of the captured water will actually have to be released briefly into the Pacific Ocean, county officials say.
The storms are keeping the Orange County Water District busy, as the agency collects rain water to help supply northern and central OC.
They’re Often in the Shadows of Elections. But Where Do Water District Candidates Stand on the Issues?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of OCby Nick GerdaWater districts get among the least attention among local governments – yet they control the safety of tap water, the prices, maintain water delivery infrastructure and influence conservation efforts.
So just where do the current candidates stand on issues like the drought, climate change, transparency and term limits?
The Voice of OC newsroom set to find out.
Key Vote for Doheny Desalination Plant Coming Thursday
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Brooke StaggsThe California Coastal Commission is slated to vote Thursday on a crucial permit for a project that would draw ocean water through the sand off the coast of Dana Point, purify it and use it to help bolster water supplies for communities throughout Southern California.
A dozen desalination plants are permitted to turn ocean water into drinking water in California today, from as far south as Carlsbad to as far north as Monterey Bay. A year ago, three new desalination projects were pending in Southern California alone. But only one still remains viable: the Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant, which is being developed by South Coast Water District.
OCC Climate Summit Presents Range of Climate Change Remedies
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Spectrum News1by William D'ursoA climate change panel Wednesday told its small audience about policy changes Orange County has made and where local leadership has fallen short. Scientists, politicians and local first responders gathered at the Orange Coast College planetarium to share ways the county can improve and forthcoming dangers a warmer climate presents.
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