San Diego regional water news roundup Aug 15-22, 2011
Posted by George J Janczyn on August 23, 2011
( Selected regional water news reports. Click headlines to read.)
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Poseidon Resources announces appointment of new chief executive officer / Poseidon Resources : “Riva joins Poseidon at a time when it is poised for rapid growth after several years of active development of a number of seawater desalination projects. The fifty-million gallon per day Carlsbad, CA project…is set to close project financing later this year.” |
U.S. boundary agency names local citizen board / SignOnSanDiego : “Officials at the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission have announced the appointment of new and returning board members to the agency’s Citizens Forum.” |
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The Journey from Semi-Desert to Lemon Grove / Lemon Grove Patch : “The first farmers in the Grove had to find a water well on their property or there would not be much farming. That was true until 1889, when a wooden flume was built to carry precious water down from the Cuyamaca mountains.” |
Desalinated groundwater threatened by future landfill / KPBS : “[Oceanside Water Department Director Cari Dale] is concerned that a developer’s proposal to build a landfill at Gregory Canyon could eventually pollute the San Luis Rey river, which feeds into the groundwater basin.” |
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El Cajon plans meeting on wastewater rates / SignOnSanDiego : “The city will hold an advisory session about its wastewater service rates as part of a City Council advisory meeting Tuesday.” |
Concrete placement under way on saddle dam at San Vicente Reservoir / San Diego County Water Authority : “Placement of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) is under way to build a new, 650-foot-long, 40-foot-high auxiliary “saddle” dam. The $450 million project includes the tallest dam raise in the United States and will more than double the reservoir’s current capacity to 242,000 acre-feet.” |
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Helix Water District approves 6% rate hike / SignOnSanDiego : “The board also voted to change its starting times for its twice-monthly meetings. Citizens have long spoken out about the inconvenient 2 p.m. mid-week meeting times.” |
Sewage spill fouls North County creek / County of San Diego : “An estimated 31,650 gallon sewage spill occurred today at the Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility located at 7941 Corinthia Street in Carlsbad. The spill, which was caused by a break in a six-inch sewer line…” |
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Surfrider challenges desal plant in appeals court / SignOnSanDiego : “The Surfrider Foundation on Thursday appealed a Superior Court ruling in hopes of reversing regulatory approval of “open ocean” intake of seawater for a proposed desalination plant in Carlsbad.” |
CARLSBAD: Lagoon maintenance fund is drying up / North County Times : “Dredging will continue at Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad this October, but the pot of money that pays for the crucial work is shrinking faster than planned —- apparently another victim of the poor economy, officials said.” |
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