Tag Archive for: Water Infrastructure

Levin Demands Answers Following Trump’s Water Releases Amid LA-Area Wildfires

/in , /by /Spectrum Newsby Cassie Semyon

After the Washington Post revealed late last week that the Army Corps of Engineers knew that releasing water from two California reservoirs at President Donald Trump’s direction in January was unlikely to reach the southern part of the state, Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., is demanding answers from the Pentagon and the Department of Interior for what he calls the “politically motivated, uncoordinated, unscheduled, and opaque water releases” in the Central Valley between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2.

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How Collecting Rainwater Can Save You Money and Help the Environment

/in , /by /ABC 10by Max Goldwasser Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Rain has officially entered the region once again. Coastal communities are not expecting to receive more than an inch of rain through Friday, which might not sound like a lot, but it is when it comes to water conservation.

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Sites Reservoir, Harvest Water Projects Could Get Big Boost as Commission Mulls $500m in Funding

/in , /by /ABC 10by Brenden Mincheff

The California Water Commission has $526.3 million to spend on water storage. At February’s commission meeting, options on how exactly they’ll do that were discussed, and it could mean more funding for two Northern California water projects.

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Recycled Water Project Nears Milestone, Costs Escalate Again

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Warth

Projects to turn wastewater into drinkable water are progressing in San Diego and East County, but their costs have once again spiked.

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Report: U.S. Water, Sewer Bills Have Increased 24% in Five Years

/in , , /by /Water Finance & Managementby WFM Staff

According to a new comprehensive analysis of drinking water and sewer rates, the combined water and sewer bill for a typical U.S. household has increased by 4.6% from 2023 to 2024 and about 24% in the past five years.

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South County Report: More Industrial Chemicals Found in Sweetwater Reservoir

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Jim Hinch

Sweetwater Authority, which supplies drinking water to roughly 200,000 customers in Chula Vista and surrounding communities, learned last month that its main reservoir contains levels of a toxic industrial chemical that could require expensive treatment or necessitate decommissioning the reservoir entirely.

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Trump’s Order Chaos Hits The Water Taps

/in , , /by /Politicoby Annie Snider

The Trump administration’s efforts to block federal spending are disrupting one of the most critical — and typically bipartisan — functions of government: providing clean, safe and affordable water.

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Major Upgrades Continue on San Diego’s Historic First Aqueduct

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Fatima Gabir Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

A seventy-year-old stalwart is getting a much-needed makeover. The San Diego County Water Authority is working to upgrade the historic First Aqueduct to deliver safe and reliable water supplies for the region.

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L.A. Officials Warn of Compromised Drinking Water in Fire-Ravaged Areas

/in , , /by /The New York Timesby Hiroko Tabuchi

As fires across Los Angeles County start to wind down, health officials are warning about risks related to water systems in the area.

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Mike McNutt of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Discusses California Wildfires

/in , , /by /WaterWorldby Mandy Crispin and Mike McNutt

Public Affairs and Communications Manager for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Mike McNutt speaks with WaterWorld Editor-in-Chief Mandy Crispin about how the California wildfires are affecting utilities.

Watch the video to gain perspective on what utilites are facing during the wildfires

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