Due to (among other reasons) the severity of the California drought and as a result of following the debate over San Juan Capistrano’s groundwater plant, we’ve been getting more involved in water-related issues here at the Rancho Ortega Blog. One water agency we are following closely is the Santa Margarita Water District. The Santa Margarita [...]
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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/5065 http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4940 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/4841 The LA Times is the latest media outlet to pick up on the fact that water agency restrictions aimed at backyard swimming pools may not be necessary, or even effective, when you consider the long term water usages of pools compared to grass or landscaping. According to the LA Times article: As California’s drought worsens, [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4808 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/4803 After nearly a decade, Poseidon Water’s reverse osmosis desalination plant in Carlsbad is almost complete. Schedule to be operational next year, the Carlsbad plant will be California’s largest desalination facility and if successful, it will supply San Diego County with 50 million gallons of drinking water every day. In the midst of an historic drought, [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4757 Santa Margarita Water District’s recent mandatory water conservation rules are attracting national attention. In this Reuters wire service article, the SMWD’s requirements are described as follows: The Santa Margarita District’s ban is among the strictest, prohibiting 165,000 residents from adding more than a foot of water to any swimming pool – even one that’s [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4738 Last week we wrote an article about the Santa Margarita Water District’s plan to consider stricter, mandatory water conservation measures. As expected, the SMWD Board of Directors unanimously approved the measures. Below is a news release describing the steps taken in Orange County’s second largest water district: While commending customers for dramatically cutting their water [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4720 The Board of Directors of the Santa Margarita Water District will meet tonight to discuss, among other things, imposing mandatory water reductions on its service area. Back in 2009, the SMWD adopted a comprehensive water conservation program. That program identified four stages of water conservation depending on the severity of the drought. Stage 1 is [...] |
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