Taking shorter showers, recycling your water for use on your lawn, upgrading to low water-use amenities such as low-flow toilets and water saving irrigation devices are just some of the things many San Diegan’s are doing to conserve our most precious resource – water. So how much have residents and businesses cut water use over the past several years?
Read MoreThe UT EconoMeter score card: View a recent article in the UT which provides an overview of questions and answers by several as it relates to the Economic consequences of water shortage in San Diego.
Read MoreEscondido 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 Coast News
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 the expansion. Escondido’s agricultural industry employs more than 2,000 people and accounts for $81 million a year in revenue, according to Escondido Growers for Agricultural Preservation, an advocacy group.
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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 as reinforce agriculture’s role in the city’s economy. Read the entire article at UT San Diego