San Diego regional water news roundup Jul 1-8, 2011
Posted by George J Janczyn on July 9, 2011
( Selected regional water news reports. Click headlines to read.)
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Small steps, big impact on water future / SignOnSanDiego : “Any official from any water agency in San Diego County will affirm that the search for new water supplies for the future of this dry and growing region is never-ending. Two new developments in the past two weeks offer significant promise.” |
Projects at Lake Hodges delayed a year / North County Times : “A broken turbine has delayed completion of three water-reliability projects connecting Lake Hodges and Olivenhain Reservoir until spring 2012, the San Diego County Water Authority said.” |
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Encina Wastewater adopts aggressive energy plan, announces Gold Awards recipients / San Diego Source [sub reqd] : “The agency responsible for a large chunk of North County wastewater treatment service has just completed its development of a strategic plan on energy and emissions. The plan outlines EWA’s future priorities and direction with respect to energy consumption and production, with an objective of energy independence…” |
Water Authority receives strong ratings from credit agencies / San Diego County Water Authority : “The San Diego County Water Authority’s long-term senior lien credit ratings of AA+, AA+ and Aa2 were affirmed today by Standard and Poor’s, Fitch and Moody’s, respectively.” |
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Science challenges ‘yuck factor’ of drinking recycled wastewater / San Diego News Room : “The yuck factor of drinking recycled wastewater is hard to ignore, but now that a project is underway to test the safety of the water, the process that was denied in 2007 is a step closer to joining the city’s drinking water supply.” |
Water Authority to consider direct water purchase agreement with Poseidon / Environmental Expert : “Poseidon Resources today announced the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to direct its staff to work with Poseidon on a contract to purchase drinking water from Poseidon’s Carlsbad Desalination Project (“Project”).” |
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