Escondido water utilities is looking to link up water districts in North County by identifying who has a need for recycled water. Escondido is planning to build a pipeline that would redirect water bound for an ocean outflow and convert it into recycled water for avocado farms. Read the rest of the story at The… Continue reading Water partnership stepping up recycled water production
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Water line could save Escondido ag
Article from UT San Diego: Aiming to help Escondido’s struggling farmers get cheaper water, city officials are moving forward with a $12 million pipeline expansion that will bring treated sewer water to hundreds of citrus and avocado groves. Farmers, who have faced sharply rising water rates in recent years, have been lobbying the city for… Continue reading Water line could save Escondido ag
Reed Avocados
Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable, belonging to the genus Persea in the Lauraceae family. Avocado orchards help renew our air supply and keep fresh by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. In one year, a single California avocado tree can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven 26,000 miles.… Continue reading Reed Avocados
Work to start on new sewer building
October 13, 2013 ESCONDIDO — Escondido will break ground this winter on a $6 million, three-story sewer administration building that’s a key step toward a city goal of recycling sewage into drinking water, city officials said. Read the entire article at UT San Diego
Water Rate Relief Success
October 14, 2012 Escondido Growers for Agricultural Preservation, or EGAP, succeeded in getting some breaks, including relief from a 12 percent increase this year. Meanwhile, the relationship between EGAP and the city evolved into a collaboration that officials and growers hope will yield a sustainable, long-lasting solution to water concerns on both sides, as well… Continue reading Water Rate Relief Success