Lake Hodges is a San Diego landmark where people hike, bike, fish, kayak, canoe, bird watch and take photographs against the backdrop of a century-old, city-owned reservoir. It’s also a disaster waiting to happen. The question is whether calamity would come by flood or by fire.
Drought cuts down harvests every year, but new local research may allow farmers to maximize their output even as water becomes more scarce. A team at the Salk Institute investigating plant aging has charted a new path to drought-tolerant crops. While the broader scientific community is packed with research on human aging, they have found plants approach […]
Getting rid of the San Diego County Water Authority might be the best way to address regional water costs and needs in the future. That’s what the plurality of concepts studied by the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission or LAFCO, suggest under its first audit of the county’s water wholesaler. The Water Authority fell under LAFCO’s […]
The Poway City Council unanimously approved a $441,000 payment to the city of San Diego on Tuesday to resolve a years-long billing dispute and establish an amended water rights agreement with the city. The payment retroactively replaces water charges made by San Diego to Poway for the calendar years 2017 to 2025, according to a […]
Flood or Fire? A Disaster at Lake Hodges Is Looming, Residents Warn
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /inewsourceby Katie FuttermanLake Hodges is a San Diego landmark where people hike, bike, fish, kayak, canoe, bird watch and take photographs against the backdrop of a century-old, city-owned reservoir. It’s also a disaster waiting to happen. The question is whether calamity would come by flood or by fire.
A First Step to Drought Tolerant Crops – Salk Institute Charts Course, Uncovering ‘Magical Property of Plants’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Thomas MurphyDrought cuts down harvests every year, but new local research may allow farmers to maximize their output even as water becomes more scarce. A team at the Salk Institute investigating plant aging has charted a new path to drought-tolerant crops. While the broader scientific community is packed with research on human aging, they have found plants approach […]
LAFCO: Dissolve the Water Authority? Not Yet.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerGetting rid of the San Diego County Water Authority might be the best way to address regional water costs and needs in the future. That’s what the plurality of concepts studied by the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission or LAFCO, suggest under its first audit of the county’s water wholesaler. The Water Authority fell under LAFCO’s […]
Poway Agrees To Pay $441K To Resolve Water Rights Billing Dispute With San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie GallantThe Poway City Council unanimously approved a $441,000 payment to the city of San Diego on Tuesday to resolve a years-long billing dispute and establish an amended water rights agreement with the city. The payment retroactively replaces water charges made by San Diego to Poway for the calendar years 2017 to 2025, according to a […]