Water consumption in the region dropped 9.5 percent in October compared with the previous year, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Wednesday.

Business gets a heavy dose of events this week, especially in the maritime category as the first San Diego Maritime Week gets under way. The series of events, which officially kicked off over the weekend, includes a range of festivities.

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California board of directors voted Tuesday afternoon to approve an agreement that would subsidize water produced by Poseidon Resources' Carlsbad Desalination Project.

The CleanTECH San Diego Showcase, the first of a new quarterly series, brings together investors and promising regional companies for a Thursday discussion about the energy industry.

California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK) has designated the week of Nov. 9 as “No Drugs Down the Drain Week” in its San Diego County service area.

The final shipment of solar-powered water purification systems from SPX Global will arrive in Iraq in about a week, bringing the total number of received units to 325.

Poseidon Resources was issued its Coastal Development Permit Tuesday by the California Coastal Commission.

Poseidon Resources is asking for an additional $50 million in tax-free bonds from the state to finance construction of the proposed Carlsbad desalination plant.

Poseidon Resources plans to break ground on the Carlsbad Desalination Project in November despite a pending lawsuit and regulatory uncertainty.

The San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday that it has hired Sandra Kerl as deputy general manager.