San Diego Is Relatively Drought-Proof – and Has Prices to Prove it – California The 2021 California drought is as bad if not worse as the one in 2014, which endured for five long, dry years. As of Friday, 33 percent is in a state of “exceptional drought,” the most severe drought category given by the federal U.S. Drought Monitor. Farmers in the Central Valley are ripping up almond trees, according to Bloomberg. Those living along the headwaters of the Russian River in Mendicino County have been told to use no more than 55 gallons per day – enough to flush a toilet six times, according to […] San Diego Is Relatively Drought-Proof – and Has Prices to Prove it – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-06-28T18:42:41+02:00
South Orange County gears up for future droughts, water emergencies – California While the water districts of south Orange County appear well-poised to handle this second year of drought, most of that region is almost entirely dependent on imported water and officials are busy developing alternative sources. An online gathering of top water officials on Friday, June 25, detailed the current water availability in south county and outlined projects to supplant imports should future flows from northern California and the Colorado River be curtailed by dwindling supplies or interrupted by earthquakes. “The bad news for California as a whole and the […] South Orange County gears up for future droughts, water emergencies – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-06-26T14:13:05+02:00
San Diego County Water Authority Board Approves Urban Water Management Plan – California The San Diego County Water Authority’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan was approved Thursday by its Board of Directors for submission to the state. The plan highlights how a regional commitment to a „water portfolio approach“ to supply management means San Diego County will continue to have reliable water supplies through 2045, even during multiple dry years. The board approved the final plan following a public hearing on March 25 and a 60-day public comment period which ended May 6. The final plan will be submitted to the California […] San Diego County Water Authority Board Approves Urban Water Management Plan – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-05-28T11:33:43+02:00
San Diego County mitigation efforts aid in California drought battle – California As the drought deepens throughout California, San Diego County has postured itself to make it through dry spell conditions as a result of planning and mitigation efforts. After experiencing a severe drought in the early 1990s, San Diego County officials went to work on diversifying its water supply. At the time, the region was hit with 50 percent supply reductions because it relied almost entirely on a single source. Since then, however, the San Diego County Water Authority has taken a varied approach. According to the authority, the region […] San Diego County mitigation efforts aid in California drought battle – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-05-19T14:19:04+02:00
Regional Water Board Approves Poseidon Permit, Coastal Commission to Weigh in Next – California Poseidon Water has been granted a permit from the local water board for its controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach, a project that has been in the works for roughly two decades. Poseidon will still need to get approval from the California Coastal Commission in order to move forward with plans and will still need to finalize a purchase agreement with the Orange County Water District in order to have customers. At the continued Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board hearing on April 29, the board voted 4-3 […] Regional Water Board Approves Poseidon Permit, Coastal Commission to Weigh in Next – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-05-14T13:28:17+02:00
3 environmental groups take 3 positions on Poseidon desalination plant – California Among attributes of the controversial Poseidon desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach is the $1.5 million or so it would spend annually to keep the tidal inlet open at the Bolsa Chica wetlands, five miles up the coast from the project site. But as much as the money is needed there, the three non-profit groups dedicated to the wetlands’ preservation clash when it comes to support for the desalter plant. The state spent $151 million to create the inlet in 2006, restoring the estuary’s interaction with the ocean and […] 3 environmental groups take 3 positions on Poseidon desalination plant – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-05-14T13:53:48+02:00
Facing drought, Southern California has more reserve water than ever – California The cracked and desiccated shoreline of Lake Mendocino made a telling backdrop for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s message at a news conference last week: Drought conditions are here, and climate change makes the situation graver. But water supplies vary across regions, which is why the governor limited a drought emergency declaration to just two northern counties. In fact, highly urbanized Southern California has a record 3.2 million acre-feet of water in reserve, enough to quench the population’s needs this year and into the next. Facing drought, Southern California has more reserve water than ever – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-05-02T15:08:21+02:00
Poseidon wins key permit for desalination plant in Huntington Beach – California Poseidon, which has been working on the project for 22 years, now needs a permit from the state Coastal Commission before it can negotiate a final contract with the Orange County Water District to buy the water. And, in the wake of the regional board’s decision, there’s likely an additional obstacle, as opponents of the project said they plan to appeal. Proponents view desalted ocean water as insurance against worsening droughts brought on by climate change and the possibility that Orange County might get less imported water from […] Poseidon wins key permit for desalination plant in Huntington Beach – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-30T11:28:28+02:00
Environment Report: Tijuana and San Diego Share a Sewage Problem But Not a Solution – California Vicente Calderon from Tijuana Press and I spend a lot of time picking our way around the sewage-laden Tijuana River, asking ourselves: How is it still this bad? Our latest story from the cross-border sewage crisis plaguing Tijuana and San Diego illuminated that the current approach to solving the problem is a lot like putting a Band-Aid on the stomach flu. The Band-Aid in this case is $300 million that Congress has charged the Environmental Protection Agency with deciding how to spend. But really, and here’s the flu part […] Environment Report: Tijuana and San Diego Share a Sewage Problem But Not a Solution – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-27T14:58:42+02:00
Water Authority Offers to Help Parched Areas of California with Stored Supply in Central Valley -California The San Diego County Water Authority’s board has directed its staff to explore opportunities to help other water districts weather an emerging drought across California. The authority said that because of three decades of investment in supply reliability, along with a continued emphasis on water-use efficiency, the San Diego region has sufficient water supplies for multiple dry years. Those investments include high-priority Colorado River water from the Imperial Valley, seawater desalination, and access to the Semitropic Original Water Bank in Kern County, where the authority has stored about 16,000 […] Water Authority Offers to Help Parched Areas of California with Stored Supply in Central Valley -CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-25T01:31:29+02:00