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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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February 24, 2010 |
Voice of San Diego Fact Check Blog: Less and Lesser Water Use Statement: Installing individual water meters in apartments can reduce use between 15 and 39 percent, City Councilwoman Marti Emerald said Feb. 22 in an interview with voiceofsandiego.org. See full story. |
North County Times FALLBROOK: Utility customers face rising water costs District to pass along water purchase costs from suppliers Monthly utility bills could increase about $10 starting in July for most Fallbrook Public Utility District residential customers if the district follows through with its plan to pass along rising costs from its water suppliers. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Hot Seat: Kevin Faulconer San Diego City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, who represents the 2nd District ranging from downtown to Point Loma to south La Jolla, was interviewed recently by Union-Tribune editorial writer Chris Reed on KOGO 600 AM. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Federal official meeting with Colorado River users LAS VEGAS — A top federal water official is hosting a workshop in Las Vegas about drought, climate change and the chance that states sharing the Colorado River may have to do with less water. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Probe faults water agency in Oroville Dam accident
OROVILLE, Calif. — A state investigation has found that the Department of Water Resources subjected Oroville Dam employees to dangerous conditions that injured five people in July 2009. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Calif. agency gives waterless urinals the flush SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state agency in charge of environmental regulation has flushed its six-year experiment with waterless urinals. See full story. |
ABC 10 News Water Resource Under Qualcomm Stadium Untapped SAN DIEGO -- Underneath Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley is an aquifer that used to supply San Diegans with precious drinking water. See full story. |
North County Times REGION: Western pays cash to take out grass 1,500 Murrieta customers targeted by conservation program An agency that sells water in Murrieta is borrowing a conservation strategy pioneered in Nevada and has become one of the first Southern California water providers to offer homeowners the opportunity to get paid for ripping out lawns. See full story. |
Del Mar Times San Diego budget could affect river park maintenance, access If the water department does not fund the $254,000 cut from the city's budget for San Dieguito River Park, area residents could soon see less trail maintenance and lose access, said the park's director. See full story. |
San Francisco Chronicle Feinstein water boost on hold California Sen. Dianne Feinstein wanted to add to the jobs bill an amendment to increase water allotments to farmers in the San Joaquin Valley - but no amendments were accepted. See full story. |
San Francisco Chronicle Opinion: Feinstein amendment will ease San Joaquin woes With the Sierra Nevada snowpack 119 percent of normal, many regions of California expect to have a full allocation of their water supply. See full story. |
Chico Enterprise-Record Editorial: Water lawsuit unlikely to help Our view: While area of origin water rights are important, it could haunt us in the north if we appear too inflexible. See full story. |
The Record Searchlight A 21st-century drought revives decades-old law Our view: The Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority is trying to put teeth in "area of origin" protections. See full story. |
California Farm Bureau Federation Interim response to water shortages gains support Calling it a responsible short-term response to the state's water crisis, California farmers and ranchers urged support of a proposed amendment to federal legislation that could immediately increase water supplies... See full story. |
California Farm Bureau Federation Judge says water problems won't be solved in court His rulings play a crucial role in determining the operation of federal and state water projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But Judge Oliver Wanger said last week that court rulings aren't to blame for drastic reductions in water deliveries. See full story. |