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With the authorization of its board, the Otay Water District’s general manager has entered into a Letter of Intent with Cadiz Inc. to purchase 5,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Cadiz Valley Water Project. To get the process going, the water agency filled a California Environmental Quality Act …

The Los Angeles Times held a forum in Clovis to discuss water conservation throughout the state. In a panel on the state’s agriculture, Peter King, senior correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, discussed agriculture and the impact the California drought is having on …

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown addressed the United Nations climate summit attendees to talk about the California drought during a panel. During his address, he cited the California drought as an effect of climate change. “Drought is an example of bad things to come. Droughts have been going in California for thousands of years. …

The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), has entered into a $2.4 million settlement agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for violating a number of water regulations at Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport and Van Nuys Airport. According to the State Water Resources Control Board, LAWA was …

The California drought has left many cities in California wondering where their water supply in the future will come from. For months, Pismo Beach, located in San Luis Obispo County, contemplated a building moratorium. On Tuesday, the Pismo Beach City Council decided to move forward with a three-tier building moratorium as a …

Although El Nino is expected to bring torrential rain to California, the State Water Project (SWP), who supplies 29 public water agencies, will provide agencies with 10 percent of their water needs. That number could vary, depending on the amount of rain and snowpack from El Nino. The agencies that rely on the …