The majestic beauty of California’s Sierra Nevada never fails to impress. But the mountain range, which stretches hundreds of miles, is much more than a stunning vista. It’s a linchpin that helps make living in an arid state possible. That’s because one of California’s most important water supplies is melted snow. Each spring and summer, […]
Regional leaders in San Diego county demanded Wednesday the Metropolitan Water District “stop the spending.” The San Diego County Board of Supervisors also adopted a resolution supporting an effort to reclaim nearly $250 million in what it called “illegal charges” by the water district, which sells water to the San Diego County Water Authority.
The San Diego County Water Authority says customers are being overcharged for water and it’s blaming one of its main suppliers. Water is a resource we can’t live without, but does that make it priceless? The San Diego County Water Authority says no and we’re overpaying for it.The water authority says the Metropolitan Water District […]
David Manahan has a lot of responsibilities as director of the Sierra Expeditionary Learning School here. This year, a major one has been digging out from under the mountains of snow burying sidewalks and classroom entrances of the K-8 charter school.
Miguel Gasca is the newest member of the Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) board. A 4-0 board vote Feb. 28 selected Gasca to fill the Division 3 seat vacated after Tory Walker moved to Murrieta and resigned from the board. Gasca will fill the remainder of Walker’s term, which expires in December 2018. “I’m glad […]
San Diegans will be able to get a financial break on water leak repairs next week in a San Diego County Water Authority program. From Monday to March 26, participating plumbers will offer 10 percent discounts on products and services needed to fix leaks, up to $100. The program is a partnership between the Water […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration on Thursday proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state’s largest lake just as it is expected to evaporate an accelerated pace. The plan involves building ponds on the northern and southern ends of the Salton Sea, a salty, desert lake that has […]
Encinitas, Calif. — Olivenhain Municipal Water District was awarded $650,000 in grant funding from California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) to continue exploring the feasibility of brackish groundwater desalination in the San Dieguito Valley. In an effort to boost water supply in the wake of the state’s historic, five‐year drought, DWR awarded Proposition 1 funding […]
The San Diego Business Journal Awards & Recognitions Nora Jaeschke has received the California Association of Community Managers Lifetime Achievement Award. Jaeschke has been president of N.N. Jaeschke Inc. since 1971 (and is a member for the Water Authority board of directors).
Water savings by Californians continued to dip in January for the sixth straight month, raising questions about whether conservation efforts will satisfy Gov. Jerry Brown’s aggressive 25 percent reduction target. Regulators announced Thursday that residents cut water use by 17.1 percent last month when compared with the same time period in 2013, the baseline year […]
