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SMWD Likely to Amend Swimming Pool Restrictions on October 17

Although no official action has been taken or announced yet, we have been told that the Santa Margarita Water District was sufficiently persuaded by the feedback it received that it will likely amend its Stage 2 drought mandatory water conservation measures to modify the swimming pool filling restrictions when the SMWD Board of Directors next [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4808

Santa Margarita Water District Invites Public Opinion on Swimming Pool Restrictions

Ready for more water news? We seem to be turning into a water blog here, but hey, that’s what happens when your local town is at the center of precedent-setting water rate litigation and your state is in the midst of a drought that ranks somewhere between “historic” and “catastrophic.”

So we recently wrote about [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4776

Local Golf Club at Center of New Water Rights Litigation

Water is a critical issue in Southern California, particularly during this historic drought. We’ve talked a lot about water on this blog, including recent articles about the Santa Margarita Water District’s mandatory water conservation policies and the Capistrano Taxpayers Association water rate litigation. We’ve received word that there is yet another legal battle over water [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4648

So Cal Water Usage is Up During Drought, San Juan Capistrano Cited for Wasting Water

California’s State Water Resources Control Board just released a report showing that in spite of facing a drought of historic proportions, California’s statewide water usage actually increased by one percent. From Yahoo! News:

The report says overall consumption jumped 1 percent, even as Gov. Jerry Brown has called for a 20 percent cutback. It corrected [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4341

California Water Blog Article on the Historic California Drought and its Public Policy Implications

If you’ve been paying attention, you have heard about the statewide drought affecting California. And if you live in San Juan Capistrano, that conversation is also related to the fight over whether San Juan Capistrano officials were prudent or foolish when they invested millions of city dollars in a Groundwater Recovery Plant. The Orange County [...]