Imperial Irrigation District staff was accused of trying to sell
the IID’s invaluable assets short when they formally presented
the broad terms of a water storage proposal at Tuesday’s IID
Board of Directors meeting.
The public will get its first look at Imperial Irrigation
District’s water storage proposal at today’s Imperial Irrigation
District Board of Directors meeting.
“The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors was briefed
Tuesday about discussions between representatives of the United
States and Mexico regarding a potential turnout from the
All-American Canal to Mexico.”
“The transfer of water from the Imperial Irrigation District to
San Diego and the Coachella Valley has netted the IID nearly $85
million over a 10-year period, and is expected to net the
district more than $2.7 billion from 2009 through 2047, according
to IID projections.”
“The Bureau of
Reclamation is alerting residents and visitors along the lower
Colorado River to higher-than-usual water flows over the next
10 days. …
“While it isn’t unusual for releases from Parker Dam to reach
20,000 cubic feet per second at this time of year, the duration
is expected to last longer.
“The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a
new fallowing program Tuesday that compensates landowners and
tenants for water that is not used when agricultural land is
taken out of production.”
“The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors took a small
step forward on Tuesday to make the IID’s water delivery process
more efficient. It unanimously approved five work authorizations
for the design and engineering of canal interties or pumped
connections.”
“While other areas — including the farm belt of the Central
Valley — face immediate supply cutbacks, the Imperial Valley
continues to have all the water it can use.
“The Imperial Disadvantaged Community Outreach Program hosted a
public workshop at the Holtville City Council chambers
Wednesday to hear from the community about its priorities on
water-service issues, from flood-control deficiencies to sewage
treatment.
“The workshop was funded by the California Department of Water
Resources.
“It’s been said about constitutional rights that once they are
gone, or have been chipped away even at the most minimal of
levels, restoring them is impossible.
“Imperial Valley
cities will soon get a break on the price that they pay for
water.
“The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors
unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to reduce municipal water
rates from $68 per acre-foot to $20 per acre-foot, the same
price that farmers pay for water.”
“The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors
unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to allow voters to
choose between an “at-large” method of electing directors and
“by district.”
“It was the third time that the board addressed this issue.”
“The Imperial
Irrigation District’s board of directors will, once again,
consider scheduling a statutory vote on whether to change from an
at-large to a by-the-district method of electing IID directors,
when it meets today [Jan.
“Imperial Irrigation District is starting the new year with a
plan to increase the number of its customers installing rooftop
solar by reducing by a third the cash rebates it offers for such
projects — even though that could mean some ratepayers planning
to go solar could lose thousands of dollars in expected
incentives.”
