VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water sellers are thirsty for revenue Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 8, 2025By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
PRESS RELEASE: California Water Association unveils strategic framework for water affordability amid rising infrastructure demands Press Release/Notice Policy and regulation May 20, 2025From the California Water Association: As California confronts rising infrastructure demands and the pressing need for equitable water access, the...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego County Water Authority faces existential crisis Voice of San Diego Planning and management April 26, 2025By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Why It Matters: Why Are San Diego Water Rates About to Soar? Voice of San Diego Planning and management March 13, 2025By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and...
GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change Guest Contributor Commentary March 10, 2025Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Rising water costs in San Diego is a never-ending story Voice of San Diego Water supply augmentation December 21, 2024San Diego water districts see unending upward pressure on water rates in the region. But the price shock people are...
STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability Stanford University Planning and management July 26, 2024From Stanford News: Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Forever chemicals’: Water supplies throughout California will exceed new national limits Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality April 10, 2024The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals,...
PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: Updating California Water Laws in the Face of Droughts and Climate Change #2 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law March 23, 2023Water rights have garnered increasing attention as water managers and decision-makers grapple with how best to respond to changing conditions. ...
THE CENTER SQUARE: California Coastal Commission to weigh Monterey desal project this week The Center Square Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation November 14, 2022By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Members of the California Coastal Commission this week will weigh a proposed desalination...
COMMENTARY: Desalination will be key to California’s water future. It needs to improve first Cal Matters CommentaryWater supply augmentation November 1, 2022By Grayson Zulauf, a clean energy entrepreneur and holds a PhD in Power Electronics from Stanford University If the climate...
CAL MATTERS: A pivot on desalination plants: California approves project in Orange County Cal Matters Water supply augmentation October 13, 2022After rejecting a controversial proposal in Huntington Beach, the state Coastal Commission greenlights another in Dana Point. While environmentalists raised...
THE CONVERSATION: Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people’s water needs The Conversation Water supply augmentation September 22, 2022By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix Guest Contributor CommentaryPolicy and regulation August 8, 2022Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...
CAL MATTERS: A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation May 12, 2022The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more...