CWA allows buying satellite imagery

The San Diego County Water Authority board approved the purchase of satellite imagery which will measure irrigated landscapes for the purpose of developing water budgets.

The January 25 board vote approves the purchase of satellite imagery from Digital Globe Services, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $95,000.

The CWA’s Fiscal Year 2006-07 budget includes conservation funds for the classification of plant water use for individual and region-wide sites, and the CWA conservation budget also includes the development of a Web-driven, water budget tool to measure irrigated areas and determine irrig...