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In its continuing efforts to ensure a safe and reliable water supply for San Diego County, the San Diego County Water Authority will drain and inspect an untreated water pipeline in its Second Aqueduct from Nov. 9 to Nov. 18.
Homeowners looking for help on how to transform their yards from water guzzlers to more sustainable displays of water efficiency and beauty now have a new, free guidebook to show them the way.
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today largely concurred with the key findings contained in a recent San Diego County Grand Jury report on water rates. The Board determined the agency has implemented or is implementing the report’s recommended actions for developing new local water supplies, pushing for fair representation at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and improving public outreach.
Archer Western Contractors has been selected by the Hartford, the bond company for the San Diego County Water Authority’s Moreno-Lakeside Pipeline, as the completion contractor for the construction project. Archer Western replaces Kenko, Inc., which departed the project in July.
The company is mobilizing personnel and equipment and will resume construction on the pipeline within the next two weeks. The project is expected to remain on schedule, with a winter 2004 completion date.
After eight years of negotiations, representatives from the San Diego County Water Authority and three water agencies met in Los Angeles today to sign documents required to implement the Quantification Settlement Agreement, an accord that fundamentally changes the way Colorado River water is distributed and used in California. Officials from the San Diego County Water Authority, Imperial Irrigation District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Coachella Valley Water District and state and federal governments signed agreements that execute the landmark agreement.
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. In addition, the three agencies issued the Water Authority new subordinate lien credit ratings of AA, AA and Aa3, respectively. These excellent credit ratings will help the Water Authority optimize its debt portfolio and minimize the cost of financing important water supply reliability projects.
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today adopted its 2010 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The plan, a key forecast of regional water demands over the next 25 years and the supply resources needed to meet those demands, calls for the Water Authority and its 24 member agencies to continue to implement and pursue supply diversification projects in response to growing demand and new water supply uncertainties.