SMWD Certifies San Juan Creek Watershed Project
By Shawn Raymundo Plans to capture stormwater runoff by installing rubber dams at San Juan Creek will move forward, as ...
Tag: Groundwater Recovery Plant
The Big Dig: Trampas Canyon Reservoir to Serve as South County’s Largest Water Project
By Fred Swegles On 177 acres situated between San Clemente’s Talega community and Ortega Highway, mountainous earthworks are taking shape. ...
City’s Study of Utility Alternatives Continues with May 17 Public Hearing
San Juan Capistrano's Groundwater Recovery Plant. File Photo. By Allison Jarrell The city will continue its investigation into reorganizing its ...
Guest Opinion: The Long-Term Effects of John Perry’s Water Lawsuit
Larry Kramer By Larry Kramer I hope you are enjoying your refund from the city as a result of the ...
Guest Opinion: What to Do About High Water Rates
John Perry By City Councilman John Perry The San Juan Capistrano City Council has initiated a study with legal and ...
San Juan Gets Judge’s OK to Pump Well Water
City can continue pumping water from wells used by San Juan Hills Golf Course, judge says The city of San ...
City Council Candidates on Water
By The Capistrano Dispatch In the Sept. 12-24 edition of The Dispatch, the eight candidates for San Juan Capistrano City ...
San Juan Raises Water Rate 5 Percent Annually for Next 5 Years
By Brian Park San Juan Capistrano residents and business owners will see a 5 percent increase in their water bills ...
Council Recognizes Outgoing Utilities Commissioner
Mayor Sam Allevato, left, shakes hands with outgoing Utilities Commissioner Dan Merkle. Merkle served on the commission for 12 years. ...
Letter: How Much will We be Paying for a Thimble Full of Water?
By Melissa Kaffen, San Juan Capistrano Given that we are experiencing a record statewide drought, our City Council majority’s decision ...
Letter: Current Data Says Different, Councilman Reeve
By Dave Solt, San Juan Capistrano In his piece, “The Real Groundwater Recovery Plant” (Jan. 10-23), Councilman Derek Reeve does ...
Letter: Just Give Me the Facts, Please
By Mark Speros, San Juan Capistrano As recently as last week, Mayor Sam Allevato was working hard to spin San ...
Letter: Cost of Water Secondary to its Availability
By Gil Jones, San Juan Capistrano Since my friend, Jonathan Volzke, touched on the bickering at City Hall in his ...
Guest Opinion: Reeve ‘Overestimates’ Water Storage Capacity
Mayor Pro Tem Kramer offers a rebuttal to his fellow councilman’s column on water San Juan Capistrano Mayor Pro Tem ...
Guest Opinion: San Juan Must Brace for Uncertain Water Future
The Governor's recent drought declaration highlights the importance of conservation efforts San Juan Capistrano City Councilman John Taylor. Courtesy of ...
