Water Authority Launches BlackBerry “Water News” App

The San Diego County Water Authority’s “Water News” application is now available for the BlackBerry® platform, joining those for the Android® and Apple® smartphone systems that launched on October 25. The app gives users mobile access to Water Authority news releases, videos, top issues, board documents, legislative information and a 24-hour water-related news feed.

The Blackberry app is designed to work on devices running 5.0 and 6.0 operating systems; exact functionality may differ between Blackberry devices.

MWD Rejection Threatens Historic Colorado River Accord

The last-minute rejection of a historic Colorado River accord Wednesday by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California threatens to end hopes for lasting peace and certainty over Colorado River water reliability for millions of Californians and reignite water wars throughout the west, officials from other water agencies said today.