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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 26, 2010 |
San Diego Union-Tribune Whitman backs $11 billion state water bond Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman yesterday appealed for support for the $11.2 billion water bond on the November ballot, saying its failure would set California back years. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion: The state of sustainability in San Diego County President Barack Obama, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders have delivered their latest “State of the ...” addresses. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Planners say region needs more homes If the county feels a tad cramped and overcrowded today, try picturing a million more people here 40 years from now, many of them living in apartments, condominiums and townhomes concentrated in urban centers near trolley stations and bus stops. See full story. |
San Diego Union-Tribune Encinitas water district rates go up Monday Encinitas residents who live within the boundaries of the city’s water district will begin paying higher rates Monday despite a grass roots opposition effort launched by the city’s taxpayer association. See full story. |
Voice of San Diego The Pipe Logic of Getting Water to Skyscrapers As I wrote earlier this week, high rises would be exempt from the City Council's proposed ordinance to require individual water meters in new apartments. See full story. |
San Diego Daily Transcript Council to meet Tuesday The San Diego City Council is meeting only on Tuesday this week, focusing on local sewer projects, an ongoing bridge design and appointments to the Water Authority board. See full story. |
KPBS News More Water Coming From State Water Project The California Department of Water Resources is increasing the amount of State Water Project water it will be able to deliver this year. That includes deliveries to San Diego County, which gets about 40 percent of its supply from Northern California. See full story. |
KPBS News Storm Expected In San Diego, Residents Asked To Shut Off Sprinklers Businesses and residents in San Diego County were asked today to help conserve water by shutting off their automatic sprinklers in advance of a storm expected to hit the region. See full story. |
North County Times California parched farms, cities to get more water SAN FRANCISCO — More water will be allocated to California's drought-stricken farms and cities this year, thanks to improved rain and snow levels, federal and state regulators said Friday. See full story. |
Los Angeles Times Below-normal water deliveries to Southern California still forecast It may be raining and snowing, but water managers are still forecasting below-normal deliveries this year for the state system that helps supply Southern California. See full story. |
Sacramento Bee Water package for parched San Joaquin Valley set to be unveiled The Obama administration is expected today to unveil an ambitious-sounding package of irrigation deliveries, water transfers, farm loan guarantees and other programs targeting the parched San Joaquin Valley. See full story. |
Sacramento Bee Heavy rain, snow expected with powerful Northern California storm A powerful, quick-moving winter storm is expected to hit today, delivering high winds, rain and snow to Northern California. See full story. |
Stockton Record Quick action by new Delta group A leaner, locally leaning Delta Protection Commission made its debut Thursday night by refusing a request by a high-ranking appointee of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to delay action on a management plan for the estuary. See full story. |
Capital Press California agricultural-district lawmakers denounce water bond Two lawmakers representing agricultural districts say the huge water bond passed by the legislature in October is unworkable. See full story. |
San Francisco Chronicle Opinion: Feinstein amendment is a water grab Faced with a changing climate and an increasing number of competing demands on our water, most Californians now recognize that we cannot unilaterally change allocations of our scarce freshwater resources for one group or another without knowing first what the science says about the effects on the rest of the state. See full story. |
San Francisco Chronicle Upbeat salmon forecast worries fishermen A surprisingly optimistic projection Thursday that nearly 250,000 salmon will spawn in the Sacramento River system next fall has created a dilemma for fishermen who crave the opportunity to reel in some chinook after a two-year fishing ban: They're worried that they might contribute to the demise of the species. See full story. |
Department of Water Resources Water Delivery Projection Remains Low The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today increased anticipated 2010 State Water Project deliveries to California’s water contractors from five to 15 percent of requests. See full story. |
U.S. Department of the Interior Interior Hopeful on California Water Outlook Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Bureau of Reclamation’s Initial 2010 Central Valley Project (CVP) Water Supply Forecast and steps the United States government is taking to seek additional water supplies for drought-stricken farmers. See full story. |