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Following are recent news items from IID. For additional news items through 2016, click on the archive link below. For all others, please contact IID's records management section.
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- 05/21/2018 11:49 AM
IID Press Releases
USBR Commissioner Burman to present at IID board meeting
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda W. Burman will address the IID Board of Directors and the public during IID’s regularly scheduled board of directors meeting Tuesday.
- 04/25/2018
IID Press Releases
IID Board declares May “Water Safety Month”
With desert temperatures on the rise and the need to remind the public that the safest way to avoid drowning in canals and drains is to stay away from them, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors declared May to be Water Safety Month.
- 04/24/2018 3:18 PM
IID Press Releases
IID Board lowers senior age requirement to increase participation in energy assistance program
More senior citizens can take advantage of IID’s energy assistance programs after the IID Board of Directors unanimously approved lowering the qualifying age from 65 to 62, Tuesday.
- 03/20/2018 11:12 AM
IID Press Releases
IID employees rally to support communities through the United Way
Imperial Irrigation District employees have a long tradition of supporting the community by giving to the local United Way.
- 03/09/2018 9:39 PM
IID Press Releases
IID, CAISO settlement promotes local renewable energy development
IID and the CAISO announced this week the two parties have reached a settlement that ends existing litigation between them.
- 02/21/2018 11:43 AM
IID Press ReleasesSalton Sea
Salton Sea Public Meetings
IID, Imperial County, San Diego County Water Authority and the California Natural Resources Agency recently held public Salton Sea meetings.
- 01/25/2018 11:18 AM
IID Press Releases
IID to present Law of the River workshop
On Tuesday, January 30, the Imperial Irrigation District will conduct a workshop to update the IID Board of Directors and the public on the Law of the River.
- 01/09/2018
IID Press Releases
eGreen power purchase agreement approved
The IID Board of Directors approved a 23-year power purchase agreement today with Citizens Energy Corporation for 30 megawatts of solar energy, which will be used to serve approximately 15,000 low-income electric customers under the district’s eGreen program.
- 12/27/2017 12:22 PM
IID Press Releases
Ribbon-cutting event for new fleet services shop
Please note, the release emailed earlier should have referenced 365-days-a-year not 352.
- 12/27/2017 12:22 PM
IID Press Releases
Ribbon-cutting event for new fleet services shop
IID celebrated the completion of its new Fleet Services shop today at its headquarters in Imperial.
- 12/22/2017 10:35 AM
IID Press Releases
IID announces holiday and system maintenance closures
IID customer service centers will be closed on December 25, December 29 and January 1.
- 12/22/2017
IID Press Releases
IID warms hearts by providing winter clothing to children
IID employees provided numerous articles of winter clothing on Thursday, December 21, to abused or neglected children in foster care throughout Imperial County who are represented by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Imperial County.
- 12/12/2017 3:47 PM
IID Press Releases
IID employees, volunteers, support Shop with a Cop, local children
IID employees, on Saturday, December 9, participated in the annual Shop with a Cop holiday shopping event in El Centro.
- 12/05/2017 4:59 PM
IID Press Releases
IID Rebuts Inaccurate Desert Sun Reporting
On Tuesday, the IID Board was presented with a report that rebuts the November 26 news article published by the Desert Sun that claims the district “left millions on the table” when it agreed to sell 1,400 acres of farmland in 2011.
- 11/27/2017 3:27 PM
IID Press Releases
Traffic Restrictions on State Route 186 at Pilot Knob Bridge
Traffic restrictions will be in place on the Northbound and Southbound lanes of State Highway 186 at the Pilot Knob Bridge Wednesday, beginning at 10 p.m. extending through 6 a.m.* the following morning.
- 11/16/2017 10:06 AM
IID Press Releases
Interim Reports From Outside Counsel
Reports by outside counsel Mike Aguirre in response to allegations that centered on the IID board's approval of the battery energy storage project in April 2015 and related issues.
- 11/14/2017 2:34 PM
IID Press Releases
IID pursues E-Green Solar Program to benefit ratepayers
In what is expected to be a utility first, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors unanimously approved the summary of terms for a proposal today that will enable the district to offer solar energy to all of its low-income customers under a revised community solar program.
- 11/08/2017 12:03 PM
Phase II of Managed Marsh temporarily closed for assessment
A section of the Managed Marsh Complex, located south of Niland, will be temporarily closed over the next few weeks so an assessment can be conducted to gauge the success of the habitat.
- 11/07/2017
IID Press Releases
IID applauds Salton Sea action by Water Board
The State Water Resources Control Board has adopted a revised order which sets annual commitments and a framework for Salton Sea restoration and mitigation efforts.
- 10/24/2017 3:25 PM
Renewable Energy
Interim Report No. 1 RE: Alleged Conflicts In Battery Storage Contract
Report by outside counsel Mike Aguirre in response to allegations that centered on the IID board's approval of the battery energy storage project in April 2015 and related issues.