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Early April Precipitation is Expected to be Below Normal Where it is Most Needed in Northern California

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Paul Duginski

April showers may be more scarce than normal north of Point Conception in California, according to an outlook produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

This area where the probability of precipitation is below normal includes virtually all of Northern California and the crucial northern Sierra Nevada, where the state’s largest reservoirs are located.

While snow cover has increased thanks to a series of March storms, the Northern Sierra 8-Station Index stands at 56% of normal for the season. As of March 24, another 29.25 inches would be needed to reach the season normal of 54.52 inches.

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$1.5 Billion for Water-Bill Assistance Inserted in House Democrats’ Coronavirus Aid Package

/in , , /by /Circle of Blueby Brett Walton

The latest version of the House Democrats’ coronavirus emergency aid package includes $1.5 billion to help Americans pay their water bills during the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.

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EPA awards $280,000 to Advance Environmental Projects In the California/Baja California Border Region

/in , , /by /Water Worldby Tomás Castelazo

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will award nearly $280,000 to four environmental projects benefiting the U.S.-Mexico border region between California and Baja California. With matching funds, the total benefit to the projects will total over half a million dollars.

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Shredded T-shirts No Substitute for Toilet Paper; Critical Sewer Spill Averted

/in , , /by /Record Searchlightby Mike Chapman

The toilet paper shortage is leading some people to resort to other ways of wiping and it caused a problem for part of the Redding sewer system Wednesday night.

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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Workers Self-Isolate

/in , , /by /Water News Network / WaterWorldby Ed Joyce Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

In an effort to ensure continuity of operations, ten volunteers are sheltering in place at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in San Diego County. Poseidon Water‘s Jessica Jones shares this inspiring story of selfless dedication to keeping the water flowing.

“They did volunteer to operate the plant on-site for 21 days,” said Jones. “There were ten recreational vehicles brought in, so each worker has their own RV and food is delivered for them without human contact.”

With the COVID-19 pandemic, Poseidon Water decided to take this step to ensure there is uninterrupted production and delivery of safe and reliable water for San Diego County.

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Nation’s Biggest Water Supplier Isolating Staff Over Virus

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Environmentby Emily C. Dooley

The nation’s largest treated water supply district is isolating workers, reducing the number of on-site employees, and giving its executive director broad powers, in the wake of stay-at-home orders and health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

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Waste Industry Asks EPA to Stay Enforcement During Pandemic

/in , , /by /Bloomberg Environmentby Sylvia Carignan

The waste and recycling industry is seeking flexibility from the EPA on waste permit enforcement as it anticipates the effects of the new coronavirus pandemic.

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L.A. Threatens to Shut Off Water, Power of Businesses Breaking Coronavirus Rules

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Times by Sarah Parvini and Richard Winton

Mayor Eric Garcetti expressed frustration and outrage that some nonessential businesses remained open despite coronavirus restrictions and vowed Los Angeles would take action against them.

Garcetti said his office was still receiving daily reports of nonessential businesses that continued to operate as normal — behavior he called “irresponsible and selfish.”

He also announced a “Safer at Home” business-ambassadors initiative that aims to bring about greater compliance from businesses that are ignoring the city’s order to close.

Such businesses should also expect to get a warning call from local prosecutors before the city takes more aggressive action, including turning off their water and power, he said.

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Oceanside COVID-19 Utility Service Relief Program For Businesses

/in , , /by /Patchby City of Oceanside

The City of Oceanside has created a utility service relief program for businesses that must remain closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the program is to support Oceanside’s local business community and provide relief for water, sewer and solid waste utility services by temporarily stopping all utility services and charges.

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Scattered Rain, Mountain Snow Forecast for San Diego County on Wednesday

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

The National Weather Service office in San Diego is forecasting periods of light rain along the coast and inland beginning Wednesday and continuing through Thursday night. The rain will be accompanied by gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph along the mountain and desert slopes and a low snow level on Wednesday night.

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