Residents of the Diablo Grande housing development in the foothills west of Modesto hope a possible water sale could keep water flowing to their own homes, but they need buy-in from the Kern County Water Agency. For its part, KCWA hasn’t said yes. But it hasn’t said no. In a July 29 letter to the attorney for Western Hills Water District, which serves Diablo Grande exclusively, KCWA states it is willing to work with the district “…if an economically, logistically and regulatorily feasible solution can be found.” Given the complexity of the 24-year deal that first brought KCWA and Western Hills together, that could be tricky.

Other local water management news:

• Palo Alto Online (Calif.): Palo Alto backs water deal to help Mountain View despite utility commission concerns
• CBS8 (San Diego): San Diego residents see surge in water bills
• KGTV/ABC10 (San Diego): San Diego residents face water rate increases, and have the opportunity to protest​
• San Diego Union-Tribune: SFID working to keep people from fishing in reservoir’s local water supply
• Coastside Buzz (Half Moon Bay, Calif.): City of Half Moon Bay loses their sewer lawsuit against Granada Community Services District and Montara Water and Sanitary District and must pay their share of intertie pipeline system costs