EL CENTRO â Newly announced state funding for the Salton Sea is expected to maximize habitat outcomes and provide immediate economic relief to the community.
Gov. Gavin Newsomâs $5.1 billion water infrastructure, drought response and climate resilience proposal, which he announced Monday as part of his $100 billion âCalifornia Comeback Plan,â includes $220 million for the Salton Sea.
At Tuesdayâs Imperial County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, District 1 Supervisor Jesus Eduardo Escobar wanted to know what is meant by providing immediate economic relief to the community and how this would occur. He also asked if the $220 million was part of the master plan and whether the funds would be used for restoration purposes.
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IMPERIAL â In an effort to mitigate the surge in electrical demand during the summer months, Imperial Irrigation District has a new alert system to promote energy conservation during times when electricity may be in short supply.
IID said its new Conserve Alert notifications will begin this summer and will urge voluntary participation from customers to reduce demands on the grid during times of peak usage.
âOur new Conserve Alerts are a means to raise awareness and (promote) action to avert rotating power outages when energy supply margins are tight,â said IID Board President James Hanks. âOur customers have always been great to voluntarily curb energy use when asked. We really appreciate that and hope for more participation this summer.â
IID defends itself over Abatti lawsuit regarding water rights
CBS 13 s April Hettinger looks into how the IID is responding to the U.S. Supreme Court
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) says it is standing its ground on its belief the waters of the Colorado River belong to all the people of the Imperial Valley.
There s a chance the Michael Abatti versus IID case might be heard at the U.S. Supreme court level, but the IID doesn t think it will make it that far after it was rejected at the California state level.
There is an old expression that describes an effort to exaggerate or magnify the significance of a dispute â
âYou donât need to make a federal case out of it.â That expression describes precisely the Abatti effort to engage the U.S. Supreme Court in a review of the California Appellate Court decision that completely rejected the notion that landowning farmers in the Imperial Valley own a water right that runs with their land. Under applicable law, they have a protected right to water service from the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that runs with their land, the same right as domestic, municipal, industrial and other landowners in the Imperial Valley.Â