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		<title>Coastal commission OKs Catalina desal upgrades</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The California Coastal Commission recently approved Edison’s request to upgrade the Pebbly Beach Desalination Facility. This item was scheduled for a July 12 hearing, but was moved to the Consent Calendar and approved with conditions. According to the Coastal Commission Staff report, Edison proposed to install a new water well, a storage tank, and other [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local water conservation at 4%. Goal is 15%</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Edison representative told the City Council this week that Catalina’s current water conservation is at 4%. Luke Schaner, of Southern California Edison, which owns the local water utility, said this was short of the 15% goal. Avalon only recently entered Stage 1 water conservation. Schaner said Edison believes the 15% goal can be achieved. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City expects better desalination grant opportunities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Jinkens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new city designation will allow Avalon more access to grant funding to support desalination on the Island. The City Council in Avalon continues to pursue funding for improvements to the desalinization facilities operated by Southern California Edison. Applications for State Proposition 1 funds  are  due  September 1  with  grant fund  award  notices  going  out  [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Edison, city and state officials talk about water supply</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, March 8, Mayor Anni Marshall, Councilwoman Cinde Cassidy, the city manager, and city attorney met with local and corporate SCE representatives at City Hall by the head of the Water Division of the California Public Utilities Commission, Raminder Kahlon. Also in attendance was Arturo Salacies and Marisol Barajas from Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell’s Office. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stage 3 water rationing is over</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You can stop worrying about whether you’ve exceeded your water allotment. Southern California Edison announced to the City Council this week that, effective immediately, Stage 3 rationing will revert to Stage 1 conservation. Islanders will still have to save water, but Stage 1 restrictions will be similar to those facing mainland water users. In related [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Edison expected to send out new water allotment letters soon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Southern California Edison is holding off sending new water allotment letters to Islanders until the company knows the impact of last Friday’s rain on the Middle Ranch Reservoir. Two weeks ago, the company announced that water rationing would be reduced to 25 percent. According to Edison, the new rationing will be based on Stage 3 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reservoir water level and city officials&#8217; frustration are rising</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As of Friday, Jan. 20, the water level at Middle Ranch reservoir measured 137 acre feet. The water level was 133 acre feet when it was last measured on Jan. 12. That was a 2 acre foot increase from the Jan. 5 measurement. As of Friday, Jan. 20, the water level at Middle Ranch reservoir [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City talks with PUC re: water</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Avalon’s city manager and city attorney are expected to discuss fresh water issues today with state Public Utilities Commission officials in San Francisco. Southern California Edison and the city differ on several issues, such as how much water storage is needed. City staff also believes the local drought has been aggravated by rationing rules that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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