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This database contains press and video clips on water issues of interest
to the San Diego County Water Authority.

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The Poway Chieftan
Tunneling done on San Vicente pipeline project
By: Pat Kumpan
Tunneling is now complete on the $324 million
San Vicente Pipeline, which stretches from
the San Vicente Dam in East County to an aqueduct
west of Interstate 15 on Mercy Road.
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Alpine Sun
CWA committee informed of ag water discount extension
By: Joe Naiman
A San Diego County Water Authority workgroup will meet with agricultural representatives in early February to discuss the future of the SDCWA's Special Agricultural Water Rate program.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Editorial: HOAs must change ways
Southern Californians have done much better conserving water than they are usually given credit for; demand in the region is about the same as it was in the early 1990s, despite a population increase of 20 percent.
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San Diego Daily Transcript
S.D. City Council moves to implement mayor's Clean Generation program
By: Monica Unhold
The San Diego City Council took a preliminary step toward implementing Mayor Jerry Sanders' Clean Generation program, which will allow homeowners to finance energy efficiency and water conservation improvements through loans tied to their property tax bills.
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San Diego Daily Transcript
Procopio's Lormon appointed to water district's blue ribbon committee
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch partner John J. Lormon has been appointed to serve as a member of the Metropolitan Water District’s 2060 Blue Ribbon Committee.
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Ramona Sentinel
San Diego County earns green award
California Sustainability Alliance has awarded San Diego County a 2009 Sustainability Showcase Award in the category of local, large governments.
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Ramona Sentinel
Water board adopts budget calendar
By: Karen Brainard
Ramona Municipal Water District directors approved a draft of the budget calendar for fiscal year 2010-11 with a public hearing and final budget adoption tentatively scheduled for May 25.
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The Desert Sun
Desalination reconsidered as way to quench water needs
By: Keith Matheny
Once a pipe dream, using the Pacific Ocean to help solve the parched west's water needs is becoming a more real possibility by the day.
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Imperial Valley Press
IID responds in writing to QSA Q&A
By: David Steffen
The Imperial Irrigation District issued its responses to the public’s questions regarding the Quantification Settlement Agreement litigation on Tuesday.
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Fresno Bee
Judge Wanger speaks at water meeting
By: John Ellis
Federal Judge Oliver W. Wanger knows that many of his legal decisions in the state's ongoing water wars have earned him a reputation in the agricultural community as "the bad guy in the black hat."
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Fresno Bee
Nunes to introduce water legislation
By: John Ellis
A local congressman said Wednesday that he will introduce legislation to address a host of controversial water issues that have frustrated San Joaquin Valley farmers and ranchers.
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Fresno Bee
EDITORIAL: Feinstein offers an equitable water plan
We have supported a balanced approach to dividing up California’s limited water supply that recognizes the needs of protecting the environment, providing drinking water to urban residents and giving farmers a fair share of this crucial resource.
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San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: Feinstein should end effort to divert Delta water
The one shining bipartisan accomplishment of the California Legislature in recent years was the complex, comprehensive water deal enacted last fall.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Opinion: Water is jobs
By: Dianne Feinstein
This is a make-or-break moment for California's agricultural economy.
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Sacramento News & Review
Fish out of water?
By: Alastair Bland
The three-year public process that could lead to construction of the controversial peripheral canal connecting the Sacramento River and the Delta to Southern California has been steered by private interests and campaign contributions, claim conservation groups opposed to the watery delivery project.
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