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May 1, 2010--A fresh start for Yuma desalting plant (Los Angeles Times)
Set amid the wheat fields and melon patches west of downtown, the 60-acre Yuma Desalting Plant is a technological marvel — capable of cleaning 73 million gallons of brackish farm runoff a day, enough for 110 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Built in 1992 at a cost to the federal government of $250 million, the plant was meant to help the U.S.
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November 11, 2009--Public subsidies approved for San Diego County desalination project (Los Angeles Times)
Southern California's first major seawater desalination plant moved forward Tuesday when it won public subsidies that could eventually amount to $350 million. Years in the planning, the private San Diego County venture would be capable of producing enough water to supply about 100,000 homes.
June 11, 2009--Cadiz water deal was all wet the last time (L.A. Times)
People who say that nothing's harder to get rid of than a bad penny must never have met Keith Brackpool.
June 6, 2009--SoCal water providers sign on for water project (Denver Post)
Five water providers have signed on for a project that would pump Colorado River water to coastal communities in Southern California. Cadiz Inc.
April 15, 2009--SoCal agency to limit water deliveries (Denver Post)
Officials of the giant wholesaler that supplies all or some of the water used by 19 million Southern Californians voted Tuesday to tighten deliveries and raise fees by nearly 20 percent due to dwindling re
August 21, 2008--Super Ditch working to keep water in valley (Pueblo Chieftain)
The president of the Super Ditch, a water marketing group formed by farmers, Wednesday said the group will work to keep water in the Arkansas River basin, even though there have been conversations with Aurora.
June 13, 2008--Calif. gov declares water emergency in farm area (Environmental News Network)
Following his declaration last week of a drought in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed on Thursday a state of emergency in nine counties in the state's farm-rich Central Valley.
April 18, 2008--SoCal water wholesaler sued over drought allocation plan (Denver Post)
The director of Southern California's major water wholesaler defended his agency's drought plan in the face of a lawsuit that alleges the plan overcharges poor customers to subsidize new development in affluent areas.
