Tag Archive for: Water Infrastructure

LA Has Big Plans to Recycle More Water. Why the City Says It’s Going to Take Decades to Do It

/in , /by /LAistby Erin Stone

L.A.’s big plans to recycle almost all of its wastewater for drinking is likely to take a lot longer than originally proposed.

Back in 2019, former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a goal to recycle almost all of L.A.’s wastewater by 2035. But the long-awaited plan on how to actually do that pushes the timeline back more than 20 years — to 2056, though some wastewater would be recycled for drinking by 2040.

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The Value of Water: Ensuring Reliability Despite Climate Challenges

/in , /by /The Coast News Groupby The Coast News Group Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

For more than 80 years, the Water Authority and its 22 member agencies have worked together to deliver safe and reliable water to sustain our economy – from biotech and farming to tourism and outdoor sports.

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Report Highlights How Communities Hardest Hit by Climate Change Can Build Resilient Water Systems

/in , /by /U.S. Newsby Associated Press

Malynndra Tome was helping to map livestock ponds in the Navajo Nation when she saw something that inspired her to act. An elderly woman was filling milk jugs with water at the back of a gas station in the Native American reservation, where about 30% of people live without running water.

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Water Officials Knew That Opening Dams to Meet Trump’s Wishes Was Ill-advised. Here’s Why It Happened Anyway

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

When President Trump called for the federal government to “maximize” water deliveries in California, commanders of the Army Corps of Engineers quickly found two dams where they could carry out that order. And even though the officials knew the water couldn’t be moved out of the Central Vally as Trump wished, they released billions of gallons anyway, according to a newly released government document.

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Why It Matters: Why Are San Diego Water Rates About to Soar?

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Scott Lewis Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and electricity. Now, water rates will also soar.

This week, the San Diego City Council voted to approve a 5.5% water rate increase.

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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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