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Council Approves Wastewater Treatment Project (PDF), San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, July 28, 2010
City Council Votes to Go Ahead with Recycled Water Demonstration Project (PDF), KPBS, July 28, 2010
Contract for Water Plan OK'd (PDF), San Diego Union Tribune, July 28, 2010
Council Supports Recycled Sewage Demonstration Plant (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 27, 2010
City Council Approves $6 Million Contract for Recycled Wastewater Project (PDF), KPBS, July 27, 2010
Drink Local! (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 26, 2010
Letter to San Diego City Council (PDF), Grok Surf's San Diego, July 24, 2010
Report: Wastewater-To-Tap Safer Than Other Water Sources (PDF), San Diego News, July 23, 2010
City Council Takes Up Wastewater Recycling (PDF), San Diego Union Tribune, July 22, 2010
Report: County Must Diversify Water Sources (PDF), 10 News, July 19, 2010
A Primer/Refresher on San Diego's Water Purification Demonstration Project (PDF), Grok Surf's San Diego, July 7, 2010
What We Want (PDF), San Diego City Beat, July 7, 2010
The Solution to San Diego's Water Crisis (PDF), Voice of San Diego, 2010 Essay Contest Winner
All Water Is Wastewater (PDF), Voice of San Diego, 2010 Essay Contest Finalist
Toilet to Top of the Line Purification System to Tap (PDF), Voice of San Diego, 2010 Essay Contest Finalist
San Diego IPR Demonstration Project Held Up (PDF), Desalination and Water Reuse, June 18, 2010
Grand Jury Praises OC for "Going Green" (PDF), Science - Orange County Register, June 17, 2010
Wastewater Breakthroughs in China (PDF), World Plumbing Information, June 15, 2010
San Diego's IPR water treatment facility sidetracked by Demaio and Lightner (PDF), Groksurf's San Diego, June 14, 2010
Rate hike caveats - Editorial (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, November 22, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Experts take water-saving outside (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 30, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Recycled tap water's 'unsettled question' (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 26, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Plan calls for lakes' wakes (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 13, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Renew the waiver - Editorial (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 13, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
More rate hikes (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 8, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
We're talkin' T2T- Editorial (PDF), Voice of San Diego, September 1, 2006, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
America: taking it to the limit? (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 6, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
San Diego's thirst for reclaimed water - Letters to the Editor-Arant (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 6, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
San Diego's thirst for reclaimed water - Letters to the Editor-Hight (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 6, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
San Diego's thirst for reclaimed water - Letters to the Editor-Green (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 6, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Ensuring San Diego's water future - By Bruce Resnik (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 4, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Mayor urged to amend repurified-water stand (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 4, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Water logic - Editorial (PDF), Voice of San Diego, August 2, 2006, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
Another view of ‘toilet to tap' - Letter to the Editor (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 29, 2006 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Not in my faucet (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 27, 2006, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
Water reuse rushes ahead (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 27, 2006, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
'Toilet to tap' proposal calls for recycled water for San Diego (PDF), North County Times, July 27, 2006, copyright North County Times 2006
Recycled water study sent to city council for review (PDF), The Daily Transcript, July 27, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Treated wastewater and drinking supplies - Letter to the Editor (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27, 2006 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Divisive water proposal advances, Council to discuss treating wastewater (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27, 2006 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
It's good to have water - By Scott Peters (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 26, 2006, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
A safe and reliable source of water for San Diego - By Scott Peters, Joe Panetta and Scott Alvey (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26, 2006 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Water reclamation makes more sense - Letter to the Editor (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 25, 2006 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Yuck! San Diego should flush toilet to tap plan - Editorial (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 24, 2006 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
We all drink reclaimed water - By Larry Stirling (PDF), The Daily Transcript, July 24, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Sanders cites costs are part of opposition to recycled water (PDF), The Daily Transcript, July 21, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Sanders against sending treated wastewater to tap (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 20, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles Courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Sanders wants to flush water reclamation plans (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 19, 2006, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
Future of valley water discussed (PDF), Chico ER.com, June 11, 2006, copyright Chico Enterprise Record, Used with Permission
Drop desalination plan: NSW inquiry (PDF), The Sydney Morning Herald, June 8, 2006, copyright The Sydney Morning Herald, Used with Permission
Encouraging levels of public acceptance: national baseline data (PDF), ReWater, May 2006, ReWater article courtesy of www.recycledwater.com.au, Used with Permission
Water reuse, conservation should trump desalination (PDF), The Daily Transcript, May 25, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Simple economics don´t always apply in the world of water (PDF), The Daily Transcript, May 22, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Doubts still swirl to surface (PDF), Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com, May 7, 2006, copyright Los Angeles Times 2006
Study ties decline of coral reefs to sewage pipes, coastal runoff (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, May 3, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
San Diego´s desal industry owes birth to Camelot era (PDF), The Daily Transcript, May 1, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
The Business of Water: A conversation with Marty Eberhardt (PDF), The Daily Transcript, April 24, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
The Business of Water: A conversation with Dennis Bostad (PDF), The Daily Transcript, April 17, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Oceanside expands local water supplies (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, April 14, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles Courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
The Business of Water: A conversation with Marsi Steirer (PDF), The Daily Transcript, April 10, 2006 copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
The Business of Water: A conversation with Ken Weinberg (PDF), The Daily Transcript, April 3, 2006 copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Water Department unveils recycled water study (PDF), The Daily Transcript, March 20, 2006, copyright The San Diego Daily Transcript 2006, Used with Permission
Governor's sweeping bond plan fails (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, March 16, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Going with the flow - California lives or dies with water - whether it's snowpack, tap or bottled (PDF), Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com, March 16, 2006, copyright Los Angeles Times 2006
$300 million water plan would join reservoirs (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10, 2006, (San Diego Union Tribune articles Courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
California's calamity in waiting (PDF), Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com, February 23, 2006, copyright Los Angeles Times 2006
Usual winter rain has been held back by a stubborn ridge (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 15, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Antelope Valley prime site for water (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 12, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Water districts put the squeeze on some spigots (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 8, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Sacramento Delta in decline (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 5, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Traces of prescription drugs found in southland aquifers (PDF), Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com, January 30, 2006, copyright Los Angeles Times 2006
Imperial Valley canal-lining project moves forward (PDF), North County Times, January 12, 2006, copyright North County Times 2006
State's water supply not endless (PDF), North County Times, January 9, 2006, copyright North County Times 2006
Focus turns to outdoor water use (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, January 9, 2006, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
District won't make owners of new homes install recycled-water pipes (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, December 15, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
City will have to reuse (more) water - Letter to the Editor (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, December 9, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
From the toilet to your tap (PDF), Tucson Weekly, December 8, 2005 (article courtesy of Tucson Weekly and authors)
Nothing secret, nothing bad about water recycling - Letter to the Editor, Steirer (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, December 7, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Nothing secret, nothing bad about water recycling - Letter to the Editor, Burgess (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, December 7, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
All water is recycled - Letter to the Editor (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, December 5, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Water plan secretly pushed, suit says (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, November 23, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Water-wise jewel, Cactus and succulent garden named after longtime collector (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, November 20, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Carlsbad celebrates recycled water plant's opening, North County Times (PDF), November 17, 2005, copyright North County Times 2005
City eyes reclaimed water uses (PDF), Rancho Bernardo Journal, October 20, 2005
Court: CalFed should consider pumping less water to thirsty south (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, October 14, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Delta Plan is Dealt a Blow (PDF), Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com, October 11, 2005, copyright Los Angeles Times 2005
Questions Answered (PDF), Quest Section, San Diego Union-Tribune, September 21, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
S. D. looks north for help marketing recycled water (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, September 12, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Seeking solutions to San Diego's water supply issues (PDF), Filipino Press, August 20-26, 2005, (used with permission from Filipino Press, Fil-Am Asian Newspaper © 2005)
Water stirs passion, concern of former ABA president (PDF), ASIA, August 5, 2005, (article courtesy ASIA Media, Inc., used with permission)
East county recycles S. D. water plan (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, August 4, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Spike in water demand predicted 40% more by 2030 (PDF), according to study, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 27, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Climate change: Our legacy (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 24, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Panel Endorses Plans to Increase Local Reuse of Purified Wastewater (PDF), Voice of San Diego, July 18, 2005, (Voice of San Diego articles courtesy of www.VoiceofSanDiego.org)
'Repurified' wastewater backed for home use (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 15, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Franken-water's better than no water at all (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 14, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Perceptions of purity still cloud city's push to reuse wastewater (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, July 12, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Vegas growth is gamble for lake (PDF), Los Angeles Times, LATimes.com, June 19, 2005, copyright Los Angeles Times 2005
North County supply of recycled water to more than double (PDF), North County Times, June 7, 2005, copyright North County Times 2005
Recycled-water facility tops fiscal plans for Otay district (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, June 6, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Wetlands become a focus in debate over canal lining (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, June 6, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
The need for and potentials of recycled water (PDF), Filipino Press, June 4-10, 2005, (used with permission from Filipino Press, Fil-Am Asian Newspaper © 2005)
$3.25 million earmarked for Long Beach Recycled Water System Expansion (PDF), News Release, Long Beach Water Department, April 21, 2005
Huge toxic pile by river to be moved (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, April 7, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Deep snowpack to give Californians more water this summer (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
County ready for onset of dry season (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, March 28, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Reviving a river (PFD: 358K), San Diego Union-Tribune, March 27, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com)
Winter rains bring good, bad news for later: Fire season is delayed, but new weeds offer more fuel (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignOnSanDiego.com)
New facility to process water close to approval (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 21, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignOnSanDiego.com)
Treatment site trickles into service: South Bay water facility to run at 10% of capacity (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 21, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignOnSanDiego.com)
Klamath region grows more desperate: Paltry snowfall may lead to conflicts over water (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, February 4, 2005 (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignOnSanDiego.com)
Southern California storms are good news in the Sierra (PDF), The Mercury News, February 1, 2005
DWR Increases Water Allocation (PDF), News Release, Department of Water Resources, January 14, 2005
Drought remains despite storms (PDF), San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2, 2005, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignOnSanDiego.com)
President Bush Signs Budget Bill Appropriating $2.5 Million for Groundwater Replenishment System in Orange County, Press Release, Orange County Water District, December 22, 2004 (PDF)
Olivenhain District Strikes Water Deal, North County Times, December 22, 2004 (PDF)
Failure to OK drought plan could lead to water cutoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, December 17, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignOnSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Scottsdale turns waste water into drinking water, Eyewitness News 4 Report, November 24, 2004 (PDF)
Drought far from over, Las Vegas Sun, November 19, 2004 (PDF)
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger commends Orange County water purification project, Press Release, Orange County Water District, October 28, 2004 (PDF)
Recycled water useful but not for drinking- Letter to the Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, September 3, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
City studies recycled water opportunities - Letter to the Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 27, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Recycled water, A good way to increase the region's supply, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 22, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Few thirst for recycled tap water, survey says, San Diego Union-Tribune, August 16, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Water shortage causes deserve more attention - Letter to the Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 25, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Local solutions to our long-term water needs - Guest Opinion/Editorial, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 21, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
We must consider reclaimed water - Commentary, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 27, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Another study? Reclaimed water is not a feasible alternative, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 13, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
Interest renewed in water recycling, San Diego Union-Tribune, January 4, 2004, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)
City panel OKs reclaimed, water study, San Diego Union-Tribune, November 20, 2003, (San Diego Union-Tribune articles courtesy of SignonSanDiego.com) (PDF)