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One small step for City Council; one giant leap for San Diego’s water supply

We’re running out of water. San Diego imports more than 80% of our water supply, with approximately half our water coming from the Colorado River.  As Mike Lee’s recent article in the Union Tribune emphasized, …

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Is My Tap Water Safe To Drink?

Is my tap water safe to drink is probably the most frequent question I hear when I tell people I do water quality monitoring. Here at Coastkeeper, we monitor inland water quality in our rivers and …

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Earth Day 2012: Rip Out Your Front Yard

This tip is part of San Diego Coastkeeper’s Earth Day blog series running through April 22, 2012. I can count on one hand how many times I have seen folks utilizing the grass lawn in …

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Ultra-purified Recycled Water Cleaner Than Imported Water

The City of San Diego’s  Water Purification Demonstration Project has been on-line since last summer, and the first set of water quality testing results are just rolling in. As expected, the news is great!  The …

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Indirect Potable Re-Use: It Works!

In an attempt to solve its water crisis, San Diego has explored several alternatives that include sea water desalination, water recycling and Indirect Potable Re-use (IPR). Out of all these, IPR provides the best results.  …

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Stop the Flaming Gorge Pipeline!

It may seem strange for San Diego Coastkeeper to call a project happening almost 1000 miles away to your attention, but the Flaming Gorge Pipeline has a strong San Diego connection.   The Pipeline is …

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Notes from the International Waterkeeper Alliance Conference

Last month I went to Chicago for the annual International Waterkeeper Alliance conference.  I packed up to the last minute, alternating throwing clothes into my suitcase with frantic last minute emails and calls to make …

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San Diego Showdown: IPR vs. Purple Pipes

This is the fourth 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. Today’s match-up features two …

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Where does San Diego’s water come from?

If you have lived in San Diego for any length of time, you have probably noticed that it doesn’t rain very often here.  Yet if you look around, you’ll find you’re surrounded by lawns and …

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Water Unwise: Answers to the burning questions

This is the third 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. Recently we posted a …

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One small step for City Council; one giant leap for San Diego’s water supply

We’re running out of water. San Diego imports more than 80% of our water supply, with approximately half our water coming from the Colorado River.  As Mike Lee’s recent article in the Union Tribune emphasized, …

Read More

Is My Tap Water Safe To Drink?

Is my tap water safe to drink is probably the most frequent question I hear when I tell people I do water quality monitoring. Here at Coastkeeper, we monitor inland water quality in our rivers and …

Read More

Earth Day 2012: Rip Out Your Front Yard

This tip is part of San Diego Coastkeeper’s Earth Day blog series running through April 22, 2012. I can count on one hand how many times I have seen folks utilizing the grass lawn in …

Read More

Ultra-purified Recycled Water Cleaner Than Imported Water

The City of San Diego’s  Water Purification Demonstration Project has been on-line since last summer, and the first set of water quality testing results are just rolling in. As expected, the news is great!  The …

Read More

Indirect Potable Re-Use: It Works!

In an attempt to solve its water crisis, San Diego has explored several alternatives that include sea water desalination, water recycling and Indirect Potable Re-use (IPR). Out of all these, IPR provides the best results.  …

Read More

Stop the Flaming Gorge Pipeline!

It may seem strange for San Diego Coastkeeper to call a project happening almost 1000 miles away to your attention, but the Flaming Gorge Pipeline has a strong San Diego connection.   The Pipeline is …

Read More

Notes from the International Waterkeeper Alliance Conference

Last month I went to Chicago for the annual International Waterkeeper Alliance conference.  I packed up to the last minute, alternating throwing clothes into my suitcase with frantic last minute emails and calls to make …

Read More

San Diego Showdown: IPR vs. Purple Pipes

This is the fourth 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. Today’s match-up features two …

Read More

Where does San Diego’s water come from?

If you have lived in San Diego for any length of time, you have probably noticed that it doesn’t rain very often here.  Yet if you look around, you’ll find you’re surrounded by lawns and …

Read More

Water Unwise: Answers to the burning questions

This is the third 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. Recently we posted a …

Read More