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

April 30, 2011

San Diego Union- Tribune

Mayor proposes lifting water restrictions
By Craig Gustafson

Mayor Jerry Sanders is calling for an end to mandatory water-use restrictions in the city, following a decision earlier this week by local water officials to no longer cap how much water is available to San Diego residents.

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NBC San Diego

Easing Water Restrictions
By Gene Cubbison

Those 'Level-2' drought restrictions that have been imposed countywide for nearly two years are finally on their way out.

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San Diego News Room

Mayor calls for end to San Diego's mandatory water restrictions
By Jocelyn Maggard

The mayor wants to lift San Diego's water restrictions, but the Water Authority has called on the state to finalize a financially viable plan to deal with problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta, which once provided 30 percent of San Diego's water.

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San Diego Land Use Daily

Painting the Big Picture on Water
“No Time to Waste! No Water to Waste!”

This is San Diego’s water conservation motto. It was this phrase, this call to (in)action, that served as this year’s organizing principle for the City’s annual children’s water conservation film and poster contests.

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North County Times

RAINBOW: Rainbow Water District considers rate increase to cover reservoirs
All residents may pay $14.79 more a month under funding plan
By GARY WARTH

The Rainbow Municipal Water District is considering ways to pay for mandated upgrades to reservoirs, with one proposed funding method ---- a flat-rate increase ---- pitting growers against homeowners who view it as unfair to those who use less water.

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