The Carlsbad Desalination Project was named the "Far West Deal of the Year" for 2013 by The Bond Buyer magazine, making it eligible for the publication's top national honor to be announced Dec. 5 in New York.

The 2013 awards considered deals that closed between Oct. 1, 2012 and Sept. 30, 2013. The prestigious competition drew a record number of nominations for transactions that ranged in size from a few million to billions of dollars.

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The Water Authority, the city of San Diego and the county, working over the past two years with assistance from a wide range of public and private stakeholders, have completed the 2013 San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management Plan.  The plan was submitted to the Department of Water Resources for review in October. A DWR finding that the plan is consistent with IRWM plan standards will maintain the San Diego region's eligibility for up to $56 million in state grant funding.

The 2013 IRWM plan sets water management objectives and measurable targets for the county's 11 watersheds that flow to the Pacific Ocean. It also addresses the potential impact of climate change on water supplies, the relationship between water supply and land use policies, flood management, and partnership opportunities to improve water quality and regulatory certainty.