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Overview April 24, 2014

San Diego

Aquafornia news October 16, 2018 The San Diego Union-Tribune

Padre Dam board freezes water rates

With one of the highest costs for water in San Diego County, Padre Dam Municipal Water District has faced a lot of pushback from residents tired of expensive bills. But some relief is in sight. As of July 1, the district said, the average customer in its service area paid the third-highest cost for water in the county — just over $100 per month.

Aquafornia news October 16, 2018 The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego approves ban on polystyrene with grace period for small restaurants

San Diego joined 119 other California cities on Monday by banning polystyrene food and beverage containers, which have been blamed for poisoning fish and other marine life and damaging the health of people who eat seafood. … Nearly all national and regional restaurant chains long ago stopped using polystyrene, commonly called Styrofoam, in response to lobbying by environmental groups and backlash from customers concerned that foam isn’t biodegradable.

Aquafornia news October 12, 2018 The San Diego Union-Tribune

How dangerous are crumbling Del Mar cliffs?

Sections of the cliffs along Del Mar’s coastline have violently collapsed three times in recent weeks — casting a specter of disaster along the idyllic shoreline. Thankfully, beachgoers were clear of the landslides each time the sandstone bluffs came crashing down onto the beach in rolling clouds of dust and heavy debris.

Aquafornia news October 3, 2018 The Desert Sun

Remembering the San Diego hurricane, 160 years later

It was the autumn of 1858, and Abraham Lincoln was on the ballot as a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois. On the national front, the Compromise of 1850 divided the nation into free and slave states and was brewing political tensions during the years leading up to the Civil War.

Aquafornia news July 21, 2014 Los Angeles Times

Lake Morena Caught in Crosshairs of San Diego’s Water Policy

From the Los Angeles Times:

[Lars] Mitchell, 52, a contractor, has succinctly hit upon twin facts that have driven San Diego County water policy for 70 years: the region does not own most of its water supply, and water is often a zero-sum business — for every winner there must be a loser.

Aquafornia news July 18, 2014 U-T San Diego

Taller Dam Builds Water Certainty

From U-T San Diego:

When the San Vicente Dam opened in 1943, engineers were already thinking about how to make it higher — a vision celebrated Wednesday by many who came to dedicate a new version of the venerable structure that’s 117 feet taller than the original.

Aquafornia news July 15, 2014 U-T San Diego

North County Water District Feud Heats Up

From U-T San Diego:

The Rainbow Municipal Water District, which is the focus of a takeover bid by the larger Fallbrook Public Utilities District (FPUD), has filed a claim against FPUD saying its attempt to absorb Rainbow constitutes a breach of contract.

Aquafornia news July 15, 2014 U-T San Diego

Monsoon Brings Fleeting Rain to San Diego

From U-T San Diego:

It wasn’t a mirage. There was actually some very, very light rain in San Diego this afternoon.

Aquafornia news July 3, 2014

Commentary: Partnerships Emerge from Storm-sewer Permit Fears

From U-T San Diego, in a commentary by Cary Lowe:

When the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a new Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit last year, there was great alarm on the part of local governments, real estate developers and others affected by it.

Aquafornia news July 2, 2014 U-T San Diego

Editorial: San Diego Legislators in Pivotal Role in Water Bond Fight

From U-T San Diego:

State lawmakers are deep into what hopefully are final negotiations for a major bond issue asking voters to provide billions for critical water projects throughout this drought-plagued state.

Aquafornia news May 30, 2014 San Jose Mercury News

Nation’s Largest Ocean Desalination Plant Goes Up Near San Diego; Future of the California Coast?

From the San Jose Mercury News:

“The crews are building what boosters say represents California’s best hope for a drought-proof water supply: the largest ocean desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. The $1 billion project will provide 50 million gallons of drinking water a day for San Diego County when it opens in 2016.”

Aquafornia news May 21, 2014 U-T San Diego

New Water Supply Needs Information Campaign

From U-T San Diego:

“San Diego will spend $1 million during the next two years educating the public about the city’s plan to recycle treated sewage into drinking water. The money, which the City Council approved on Tuesday, will help San Diego move forward with plans to create a drought-proof water supply that would decrease reliance on expensive imported water.”

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Aquafornia news May 16, 2014 Associated Press

Lessons from 2003 Fires Help San Diego Area

From the Associated Press:

“The weekend before nine wildfires erupted in the San Diego area, scores of state firefighters were sent along with engines and aircraft to the region – knowing that the forecast of a heat wave and gusty winds was setting the stage for a tinderbox.”

Some Worried About Oceanside Harbor’s Water Quality

From U-T San Diego:

“Every once in a while, strange odors drift over the waters of the Oceanside Harbor, prompting some boat owners to speculate that their neighbors may be illegally dumping sewage in the marina.”

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Aquafornia news May 15, 2014 Los Angeles Times

Brush Fires Break Out and Spread in Northern San Diego County

From the Los Angeles Times:

“Brush fires broke out Wednesday in more than half a dozen spots in northern San Diego County and spread at a dangerous pace as hot, dry, erratic winds, backed by record temperatures, raked Southern California for a second day.”

Host of Fires Clear San Diego-Area Neighborhoods

From the Associated Press:

“Nine fires in all were burning an area of more than 14 square miles as another day of sky-high temperatures and dry winds were expected Thursday, county officials said.”

Editorial: A Harrowing Wildfire Season Begins

From U-T San Diego:

“When San Diego County was hit with harsh Santa Ana winds late last month — in the middle of spring, for the first time in anyone’s memory — that served as a stark warning of the possibility of a horrible fire season because of California’s extreme drought.”

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Aquafornia news May 14, 2014 Associated Press

Flaring Fires Scare Californians But Grow Calm

From the Associated Press:

“A pair of wildfires flared and thousands of residents fled amid drought conditions and spiking heat in California, but both blazes had calmed as night fell and the winds that had whipped them diminished.”

Brush Fires Burn Hundreds of Acres in San Diego, Santa Barbara Counties

From the Los Angeles Times:

“Driven by hot, dry winds, fast-moving brush fires in San Diego and Santa Barbara counties burned hundreds of acres Tuesday and forced mandatory evacuations in both areas.”

Coastkeeper Sues San Diego County Water Authority

From U-T San Diego:

“The San Diego County Water Authority must do more to address the environmental impacts of its water supply sources, San Diego Coastkeeper said in a new lawsuit.

“The suit, filed Monday in San Diego Superior Court, cites alleged violations of the California Environmental Quality Act.”

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