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Riverside Water Sale Is Done; Deal with Feds Doesn’t Actually Exist

by MacKenzie Elmer March 19, 2026March 26, 2026

The San Diego County Water Authority doesn’t yet have a deal to discuss selling Colorado River water across state lines.

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Mexican Farmers Gave Up Water to Protect the Colorado River. They Claim Payment Is Still Due.

by MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente Calderón February 27, 2026March 4, 2026

Acting General Manager Dan Denham during a San Diego Water Authority meeting in Kearny Mesa on July 27, 2023.

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No Buyers for San Diego Water … Yet

by MacKenzie Elmer December 21, 2025December 22, 2025

Hoover Dam

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Feds Refuse to Be Bad Guy on Colorado River

by MacKenzie Elmer December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

A worker cleans grates in an irrigation ditch in Imperial Valley on Oct. 10, 2023.. A pump sends Colorado River water to sprinklers on a farm field.

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Dispatch from Sin City: Colorado River Negotiations Are Stuck in the Mud

by MacKenzie Elmer December 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Water trucks called "pipas" are filled with water from a desalination plant in Ensenada to serve residents whose water service has been cut, sometimes for months. / Photo by Carlos A. Moreno for Voice of San Diego

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Mexicali Farmers Threaten to Use Their Colorado River Water, Putting Tijuana’s Supply in Jeopardy

by Vicente Calderón and MacKenzie Elmer December 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera during a City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. / Photo by Vito di Stefano for Voice of San Diego

Elo-Rivera Wants City to Build Solar to Combat High Water Rates

by MacKenzie Elmer October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Sweetwater Authority Joins Stampede Away from County Water Authority

by Jim Hinch October 1, 2025

Mayor’s Water Rate Increase ‘Dead on Arrival’

by MacKenzie Elmer and Jenna Ramiscal September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

Teresa Morse sticks her hand under the faucet in her bathroom in Golden Hill on March 10, 2023. Morse says it can take several minutes to get warm water.

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Environment Report: San Diego ‘Better Have My Money’

by MacKenzie Elmer September 29, 2025September 30, 2025