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State Supreme Court Denies Review of Rate Case, Confirms Important Victories
09.27.2017

The California Supreme Court today denied a petition by the San Diego County Water Authority to review an appellate court ruling in a case of statewide significance over rates set by the Los ...

Water Authority Seeks Clarity About Bay-Delta Financing Plan
06.03.2014

The San Diego County Water Authority is urging state and federal officials to be more transparent and thorough in explaining the fundamental financial components of a proposed $25 billion project ...

Water Authority General Manager Responds to Release of Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan
03.14.2013

The California Natural Resources Agency on Thursday released the first four of 12 draft chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The plan proposes new water intakes and tunnels and ...

Water Authority Ends Shortage Allocations, Lifts Call for Mandatory Use Restrictions
04.28.2011

Significant improvements in this year’s weather and water storage led the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today to end mandatory urban and agricultural water supply ...

State Water Project Allocations Remain Unchanged Despite Recent Storms
02.20.2009

The chair of the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors said today’s state Department of Water Resources announcement that State Water Project deliveries will not increase despite ...

Water Authority Urges Residents and Businesses to Turn Off Irrigation Systems
02.04.2009

The San Diego County Water Authority is calling on all residents and businesses to immediately turn off irrigation systems to help conserve water. Rain is forecast for the San Diego region ...

Latest Snow Survey Results Reinforce Need for Immediate Water Conservation
01.30.2009

In the wake of a well-below-normal statewide snow survey this week, the chair of the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today urged residents and businesses around the region to be...

San Diego County Water Authority General Manager's Statement on Federal Biological Opinion for Delta Smelt
12.15.2008

A statement from Maureen Stapleton, General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s new biological opinion on Delta smelt that will guide operations of the ...

State to Limit Water Supply Deliveries in 2009
10.30.2008

The San Diego County Water Authority intensified its call for immediate water conservation following the state Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) October 30 announcement to limit water ...

Water Authority Moves to Stage 2 of Drought Management Plan
12.06.2007

The San Diego County Water Authority Board today officially approved implementing Stage 2 of the region's Drought Management Plan, "supply enhancement," to address water supply challenges facing ...

Low Initial Allocation for State Water Project Deliveries Reinforces Need for Conservation
11.27.2007

The San Diego County Water Authority said the state Department of Water Resources' announcement Monday of a low initial allocation of water deliveries to the State Water Project (SWP) was expected ...

Federal judge orders massive cut in water supply deliveries from the Bay Delta
08.31.2007

Today in Fresno, U. S. District Court Judge Oliver W. Wanger announced a series of severe restrictions on the operations of the massive pumps that supply water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...

Water Authority Announces ‘20-Gallon Challenge’ for Voluntary Water Conservation
06.28.2007

The San Diego County Water Authority today urged residents around the region to reduce their water use by 20 gallons a day per person so the region can store more water for 2008. This call is in ...

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