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MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
VOL. 10, N0. 23
NOV. 14, 2014
Halloween Carnival Santa Fe Irrigation District, the San Diego County Water Authority and the San Dieguito Water District will now have access to Lake Hodges as a water supply, while sharing the financial costs. Courtesy photo
The RSF Education Foundation played host to the annual Halloween Carnival at R. Roger Rowe School on Oct. 31, some of the events inclunded a pumpkin carving contest as seen above. Photos by Susan White
District approves Lake Hodges agreement By Christina Macone-Greene gency Storage Project.
Logan Mendez doing aerials
Ana Sophia Wolf rock climbing
Nicola Harrington with her daughter, Kennedy
Halloween Carnival Co-Chairs: Jennifer Levine, Nina Kottler and Jan Shakib
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“This is a real good benefit to all of our customers,” said Jessica Parks, Santa Fe Irrigation District public information officer. “The San Diego County Water Authority Emergency Storage Project is this pipeline from Lake Hodges up to the Olivenhain Reservoir. “That is actually a power supply because they pump water up and then run it down at night generating power from a power generator that they have so this adds power to the region and its energy for our customers.” Parks went on to say that now that the city of San Diego has direct connection to Lake Hodges, this is good for the region, because now they can draw and store their water there. The most promising thing about this amendment, Parks said, is that it preserves the District’s rights and also defines the local water split. The Santa Fe Irrigation District Board President Michael T. Hogan, TURN TO HODGES ON A16
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REGION — During an Oct. 29 meeting, the Santa Fe Irrigation District’s Board both amended and approved an agreement with the San Dieguito Water District and city of San Diego. The agreement underscored how the Santa Fe Irrigation District and San Dieguito Water District would have future “rights” to Lake Hodges’ water supply. This agreement had made a couple of rounds before arriving to the San Fe Irrigation District. The agreement was first approved by the San Diego City Council in September, and once again, by the San Dieguito Water District Board of Directors on Oct. 15. Representatives from the Santa Fe Irrigation District explained that the three water agencies will now have access to this local water supply, while sharing any financial costs. They also pointed out that Lake Hodges is considered a regional aqueduct system and serves as an important role in the San Diego County Water Authority’s Emer-
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