Water Watch

NEWS

Monarchs get help from unlikely source: California's drought

The struggling monarch butterfly is getting help from an unlikely source: the California drought.

County water use falls by 26% in September

The San Diego region recorded its fourth consecutive month of significant water-use reductions since state mandates started in June, decreasing urban potable water use by 26 percent in September compared to September 2013.

Craft beer brewers balance drafts and drought

Amid severe drought, the water board in this Southern California town imposed restrictions on Fallbrook Brewing Co., just as the tiny brewer doubled capacity to meet demand for its craft beers.

EDUCATION

CSUSM hosts free 'Politics of Water' forum

California State University San Marcos will host the second forum in the Free Forum Series "Fresh Perspectives on California's Water Future" at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the campus' University Student Union Ballroom 2300.

California meets water savings target for third month; SD exceeds

Californians cut water use by 27 percent in August, marking the third consecutive month that residents and businesses surpassed the 25 percent conservation goal set by Gov. Jerry Brown to deal with the relentless drought, officials said Thursday.

Sweetwater Authority breaks ground on plant expansion

State and local officials joined together Tuesday morning with Sweetwater Authority to officially break ground on the Richard A. Reynolds Groundwater Desalination Facility expansion project.

Water Authority to test seawater intake technologies at Camp Pendleton

The San Diego County Water Authority's board of directors approved a new agreement with U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to study seawater intake options for a potential desalination project on the base

GENERAL

Furniture, equipment, supplies for sale

The San Diego Daily Transcript Corp. is closing its doors, so all company equipment must be gone soon.

GENERAL

Proposed water rate hike draws fire

A plan to boost local water rates by as much as 7 percent per year through 2019 received a skeptical hearing from the San Diego City Council on Tuesday, with council members and a string of public speakers suggesting that the plan should do more to reward and encourage conservation.

Aimed at cost-cutting, Water Authority launches bond refunding

The San Diego County Water Authority announced on Thursday that it has initiated a bond sale expected to reduce the cost of financing water supply reliability projects through the next two decades.

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