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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Oceanside: Ocean Hills park sets the pace for water conservation http://aquafornia.com/archives/61622 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61622#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:27:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61622 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61622/feed 0 Higher water bills vex neighbors; One Alvarado Estates resident saw a 13-fold increase in his invoice http://aquafornia.com/archives/61539 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61539#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:56:59 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61539 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61539/feed 1 GrokSurf’s San Diego blog: Equinox Center releases new “Regional Quality of Life Dashboard” http://aquafornia.com/archives/61308 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61308#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:58:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61308 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61308/feed 0 Carlsbad Desalination Project negotiations, due diligence proceeding on schedule http://aquafornia.com/archives/60922 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60922#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:27:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60922 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60922/feed 0 Commentary: Water shortage —- here we go again, maybe http://aquafornia.com/archives/60744 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60744#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:16:55 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60744 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60744/feed 0 Column: Where toilet-to-tap fears circle the drain http://aquafornia.com/archives/60631 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60631#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:57:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60631 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60631/feed 0 Water plant land deal for desal plant in Mexico misses deadline; The Otay district is counting on the Mexico desal plant for supply http://aquafornia.com/archives/60396 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60396#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:09:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60396 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60396/feed 0 San Diego County Water Authority responds to San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation report http://aquafornia.com/archives/60394 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60394#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:06:28 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60394 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60394/feed 0 San Diego County Water Authority signs 55-year habitat plan http://aquafornia.com/archives/59975 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59975#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:07:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59975 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59975/feed 0 San Diego: ‘Disappearing’ park in need of erosion control http://aquafornia.com/archives/59914 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59914#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:40:49 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59914 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59914/feed 0 San Diego County Water Authority press release: Court grants discovery in Water Authority’s rate case against MWD http://aquafornia.com/archives/59890 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59890#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:15:01 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59890 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59890/feed 0 Metropolitan Water District press release: Lawsuit challenging Metropolitan’s water rate structure moves ahead http://aquafornia.com/archives/59888 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59888#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:12:11 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59888 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59888/feed 1 San Diego: Dam cams show dam construction work http://aquafornia.com/archives/59855 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59855#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:15:09 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59855 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59855/feed 0 Thursday’s top of the scroll: Split decision in Metropolitan water rate case http://aquafornia.com/archives/59757 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59757#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:05:53 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59757 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59757/feed 0 YouTube: Tour San Diego’s Advanced Water Purification Facility http://aquafornia.com/archives/59517 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59517#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:24:30 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59517 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59517/feed 0 Otay water contracts tied to board chairman: General manager awards them, without bids, up to $50,000, a practice he calls standard http://aquafornia.com/archives/59481 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59481#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:23:54 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59481 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59481/feed 0 Poseidon desal project vote likely for June http://aquafornia.com/archives/59357 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59357#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:39:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59357 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59357/feed 1 San Diego: Web-based camera system provides time lapse progress of San Vicente Dam raise http://aquafornia.com/archives/59240 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59240#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:05:00 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59240 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59240/feed 0 San Diego: Fireworks subject of a fourth lawsuit http://aquafornia.com/archives/59104 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59104#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:30:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59104 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59104/feed 0 Court ruling provides surety for water supply, says the Desert Sun http://aquafornia.com/archives/58964 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58964#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:41:42 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58964 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58964/feed 0 Water deal would benefit both San Diego and Imperial counties, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/58962 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58962#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:39:23 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58962 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58962/feed 0 Escondido council OKs 12 percent water rate hike http://aquafornia.com/archives/58864 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58864#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:51:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58864 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58864/feed 0 California approves bond issue for Carlsbad desalination http://aquafornia.com/archives/58775 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58775#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58775 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58775/feed 1 San Diego: Water billing problems persist; City says help is on the way, with added staff and phone lines http://aquafornia.com/archives/58715 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58715#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:04:36 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58715 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58715/feed 1 San Diego man at odds with Calistoga over water issues http://aquafornia.com/archives/58676 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58676#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:48:05 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58676 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58676/feed 1 NC Times blog: Carlsbad desalination project cost keeps rising http://aquafornia.com/archives/58621 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58621#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:08:14 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58621 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58621/feed 0 Poseidon asks to sell up to $780M in tax-exempt state bonds http://aquafornia.com/archives/58602 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58602#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:34:14 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58602 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58602/feed 0 Press release: San Diego County’s water supply outlook brightens for 2012; Wet winter, continuing wise water use by residents, businesses help improve conditions http://aquafornia.com/archives/58525 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58525#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:57:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58525 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58525/feed 0 Jamul residents concerned over pond plans; Homeowners say proposal to build new ponds will impact well water http://aquafornia.com/archives/58523 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58523#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:55:17 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58523 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58523/feed 0 Carlsbad: Residential water rates to climb by 10 percent in 2012 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58417 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58417#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:15:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58417 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58417/feed 0 Balboa Island trying to outsmart a rising sea http://aquafornia.com/archives/58298 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58298#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:31:35 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58298 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58298/feed 1 Will San Diego bay turtles flourish without power plant? http://aquafornia.com/archives/58296 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58296#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:29:39 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58296 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58296/feed 0 San Diego: Tunnel cost increase was overstated http://aquafornia.com/archives/58227 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58227#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:18:11 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58227 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58227/feed 1 San Diego: We want generators to prevent sewage spills http://aquafornia.com/archives/58165 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58165#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:16:16 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58165 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58165/feed 0 Otay still believes in Rosarito water project http://aquafornia.com/archives/58163 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58163#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:22:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58163 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58163/feed 0 Otay Water District directors meet, talk in secret http://aquafornia.com/archives/58161 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58161#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:21:26 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58161 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58161/feed 1 San Diego storm water plans face new hurdle http://aquafornia.com/archives/58070 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58070#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:06:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58070 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58070/feed 0 Escondido water rates could rise http://aquafornia.com/archives/57915 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57915#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:50:37 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57915 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57915/feed 0 Governor Brown appoints three to San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, bringing the number of members to six out of a possible nine http://aquafornia.com/archives/57809 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57809#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:55:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57809 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57809/feed 0 San Diego County Water Authority now placing concrete to raise main San Vicente Dam; Tallest dam raise in United States will more than double reservoir’s capacity http://aquafornia.com/archives/57780 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57780#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:00:43 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57780 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57780/feed 0