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Can you spot the water waste?

This is the second of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of our supplies now and into the future. Among the many things …

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Survey Says…. We still need to conserve more water

  Credit San Diego County Water Authority.  2011 Public Water Survey. This is the first of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of …

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San Diego Council members see benefit of water purification votes

The Environmental Quality Report Card series examines environmental stewardship of San Diego Councilmembers and the Mayor. The series looks at history of past reports, shows the voting record of individual Councilmembers, explains voting methodology and …

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That’s Right: Get Over the Yuck Factor of Toilet-to-Tap

Saturday’s Union-Tribune ran an editorial rescinding its previous opposition to indirect potable reuse, a water supply option which would recycle treated wastewater into water so pure we could drink it. We’ve been advocating for this …

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From Organic Farming to Drinking Water: Water Purification in San Diego

Our Tijuana River water quality tests from last week got me thinking about the safety of food grown at Suzie’s Farm, located in the Tijuana River Valley. I receive my Community Support Agriculture (CSA) box …

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Reconnecting to healthy waters: an uphill battle

    I remember the first time I saw water flowing uphill – no, this was not an optical illusion like Magnetic Hill. it was in fact one of the many conduits of the State …

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My “brief” debrief on our legislative summit

Summit kickoff breakfast, including an overview of the state of water in San Diego. Photo credit www.JDheinPhotography.com Now that I’ve had 24 hours to decompress from Coastkeeper’s Inaugural Legislative Summit on the “State of Water …

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Ancient Mayans legacy goes beyond chocolate and predicting the world’s end in 2012

Photo credit Proyecto Arqueológico Uxul Water – how to get it when you want it, keep it until you need it and survive on what you have is one of the oldest and most fundamental …

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Coastkeeper Tours Groundwater Replenishment System

On June 25, the San Diego Coastkeeper Environmental Law Clinic staff and legal interns toured the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System in Fountain Valley, CA.      The Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System began as …

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Clearing the air about desalination

Environmental groups challenging the Carlsbad Desalination Plant scrutinize the project because as proposed it’s the region’s most expensive and energy intensive water supply option. As one of the environmental groups leading the charge in challenging …

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Can you spot the water waste?

This is the second of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of our supplies now and into the future. Among the many things …

Read More

Survey Says…. We still need to conserve more water

  Credit San Diego County Water Authority.  2011 Public Water Survey. This is the first of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of …

Read More

San Diego Council members see benefit of water purification votes

The Environmental Quality Report Card series examines environmental stewardship of San Diego Councilmembers and the Mayor. The series looks at history of past reports, shows the voting record of individual Councilmembers, explains voting methodology and …

Read More

That’s Right: Get Over the Yuck Factor of Toilet-to-Tap

Saturday’s Union-Tribune ran an editorial rescinding its previous opposition to indirect potable reuse, a water supply option which would recycle treated wastewater into water so pure we could drink it. We’ve been advocating for this …

Read More

From Organic Farming to Drinking Water: Water Purification in San Diego

Our Tijuana River water quality tests from last week got me thinking about the safety of food grown at Suzie’s Farm, located in the Tijuana River Valley. I receive my Community Support Agriculture (CSA) box …

Read More

Reconnecting to healthy waters: an uphill battle

    I remember the first time I saw water flowing uphill – no, this was not an optical illusion like Magnetic Hill. it was in fact one of the many conduits of the State …

Read More

My “brief” debrief on our legislative summit

Summit kickoff breakfast, including an overview of the state of water in San Diego. Photo credit www.JDheinPhotography.com Now that I’ve had 24 hours to decompress from Coastkeeper’s Inaugural Legislative Summit on the “State of Water …

Read More

Ancient Mayans legacy goes beyond chocolate and predicting the world’s end in 2012

Photo credit Proyecto Arqueológico Uxul Water – how to get it when you want it, keep it until you need it and survive on what you have is one of the oldest and most fundamental …

Read More

Coastkeeper Tours Groundwater Replenishment System

On June 25, the San Diego Coastkeeper Environmental Law Clinic staff and legal interns toured the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System in Fountain Valley, CA.      The Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System began as …

Read More

Clearing the air about desalination

Environmental groups challenging the Carlsbad Desalination Plant scrutinize the project because as proposed it’s the region’s most expensive and energy intensive water supply option. As one of the environmental groups leading the charge in challenging …

Read More