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San Diego No Longer In Drought

/in /by /San Diego Gay and Lesbian Newsby Timothy Rawles Quoted: Dana Friehauf

The recent rainfall replenished snowpacks and reservoirs throughout the state. Those heavy rains that drenched San Diego County last week, wreaking havoc on roadways and property, brought a silver lining. Some areas in California got 600-percent of their usual precipitation alleviating drought conditions for a quarter of the state. The Drought Monitor still reports that San Diego County is experiencing drought, however Dana Friehauf of the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), says the Monitor doesn’t measure the water supply.

 

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San Diego County Water Authority Says Years-Long Drought is Over

/in /by /San Diego Metopolitan Magazine Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen Stapleton

The San Diego County Water Authority approved a resolution Thursday declaring an end to the drought in San Diego County. The rationale: Record-setting winter precipitation in the Northern Sierra, coupled with heavy local rainfall and a significant snowpack in the upper Colorado River basin. The board resolution also calls on Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind the statewide emergency water-use regulation for areas of California that are no longer in drought condition227

 

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County Water Authority Declares End To Drought In San Diego County

/in /by /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village Newsby Julie Reeder Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen Stapleton

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors today declared an end to drought conditions in the region, citing heavy local rainfall and snow in western mountain areas. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego’s official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide snow-water content is 193 percent of average, while the snowpack in the Colorado River Basin — where San Diego obtains some of its water — is also well above normal, the SDCWA reported.

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Drought Retreats From Nearly Half Of California

/in /by /NewsOk (Oklahoma City, Okla.)by John Antczak Quoted: Mark Muir

Drought conditions have retreated from nearly half of California after January’s onslaught of storms, the U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday, and one large water wholesaler urged state regulators to lift restrictions on areas with adequate supplies. The board of directors of the San Diego County Water Authority voted to declare an end to drought conditions in its region and to call on Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind statewide emergency water-use regulation.

 

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Water Authority Declares Drought Over In San Diego County

/in /by /Valley Roadrunner (Valley Center) Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen Stapleton

Record-setting winter precipitation in the Northern Sierra, coupled with heavy local rainfall and a significant snowpack in the upper Colorado River basin, prompted the San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors today to declare an end to drought conditions in the region. The Board resolution also calls on Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind the statewide emergency water-use regulation for areas of California that are no longer in drought conditions.

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Regional Drought Over, San Diego County Water Authority Declares

/in /by /San Diego Patch Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen Stapleton

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors Thursday declared an end to drought conditions in the region, citing heavy local rainfall and snow in western mountain areas. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego’s official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide snow-water content is 193 percent of average, while the snowpack in the Colorado River Basin — where San Diego obtains some of its water — is also well above normal, the SDCWA reported.

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Sacramento State Students Leery Of Campus Water After Lead Tests

/in /by /CBS Sacramentoby Angela Musallam

A town hall meeting held on Thursday is answering questions after toxic levels of lead were found in the water supply for Sacramento State. The study was done after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The overall goal is to have no lead in the water, but different agencies have different regulations for what’s acceptable. The California Department of Public Health allows lead concentration up to 0.2 micrograms per liter. The FDA allows up to five micrograms per liter. The Environmental Protection Agency takes action at 15 micrograms per liter.

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NorCal Records Record January Rain, Monster Snow Depth

/in /by /KCRA 3 (Sacramento)

After a couple weeks of on-and-off heavy rain and snow in Northern California, things are finally starting to dry out and clear up as total water accumulation amounts are being thrust into the spotlight. Water officials have declared that a portion of California is out of the drought with above average rainfall and feet of snow piling up in the Sierra. Sacramento received above average rainfall in October, with 4.41 inches when the average is just over an inch. However, November was more than an inch below the average rainfall of 2.43 inches.

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Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Appears On Leaked List Of Trump Projects

/in /by /ABC 7 by Rob Hayes

A proposed desalination plant in Orange County could get a boost from President Donald Trump’s administration, but not everyone is happy about that. The Poseidon Water Company has wanted to build the Huntington Beach Desalination Project, but it has been tied up in red tape for more than a decade. The proposed desalination plant popped up on an allegedly leaked Trump administration list of 50 infrastructure projects.Opponents of the project said the state has shot down the plans for the past 17 years because it’s environmentally unsound and too expensive to desalinate water.

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Drought No More? Orange County Got A Year’s Water Supply In 4 Days And Reservoirs Are Full Again

/in /by /The Orange County Registerby David Whiting

Ding-dong the wicked drought isn’t quite dead, but after the latest series of storms it’s buried for the time being. Reservoirs in Orange County and throughout Southern California have finally gotten the injection needed to get through a year without the millions of gallons of water that was being bought over the last half-decade. Irvine Lake off Santiago Canyon Road, for example, in the past seven days rose 6 feet. Barbara’s Lake, Orange County’s only natural lake – dry for the past year – is suddenly full.

 

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