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Go With the Flow: Battery System in Bonita to be Tested for Use in Microgrids

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski

A battery storage demonstration project already providing a carbon-free source of electricity to California’s grid is about to be tested to see how well it can work on microgrids.

Located on a bluff at a San Diego Gas & Electric substation in Bonita, the energy storage project uses vanadium redox flow battery technology that stores electricity when the grid has excess supply and then discharges the energy when the power system needs it.

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Residents Sue Oasis Mobile Home Park Over Tainted Water and Unsanitary Conditions

/in , /by /Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Mark Olalde

Nearly two dozen residents of the Oasis Mobile Home Park on Torres Martinez Reservation land filed a lawsuit against park management on Wednesday, alleging “willful disregard” for the safety of drinking water, fraudulent electricity charges and “wholly unacceptable” living conditions.

In total, the lawsuit brings 20 causes of action against park owner Scott Lawson and his daughter Sabrina, who helps manage the park.

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Storm System To Drop Heavy Rain, Snow In San Diego County

/in , /by /KPBS

The third winter storm of the week has arrived in San Diego County, bringing heavy rain to the region Friday along with the possibility of snow in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service.

The “atmospheric river” is making its way east across the county, with the heaviest rainfall expected early Friday morning, then scattered showers into Friday afternoon, forecasters said.

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San Diegans Are Drowning in Water Debt During COVID-19

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

Once the water bills started piling up, Shara Sin and her children switched to eating off paper plates to avoid the cost of washing.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the 53-year-old mother of four’s finances were already precariously balanced. She doesn’t work anymore because mental health complications cause her short-term memory loss and pain.

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Greater San Diego Could Get 1.5 inches of Rain from Atmospheric River

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

Greater San Diego could get 1.5 inches of rain from an “atmospheric river” weather system that will flow ashore Thursday night and last through Friday, when it also will leave a few inches of snow on the county’s highest mountain peaks, says the National Weather Service.

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Improve Your Landscaping Soil With a Soil Test

/in , , /by /Water News Network

One of the first steps in your landscape makeover project involves preparing the soil to allow efficient use of irrigation. San Diego County soil quality needs a lot of help. The area is defined by impermeable soils with poor infiltration areas. Water doesn’t flow through the soil to replenish the groundwater, because it is made primarily of clay which is too dense.

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San Diego Water Managers Push for State Relief

/in , , /by /KPBS FM/TVby Erik Anderson Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diego County water managers are lobbying state officials to help get financial relief for customers and water agencies struggling with water debt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The region’s water wholesaler was surprised by the amount of debt looming over water customers and the agencies that sell it.

State water officials estimate 1.6 million customers are behind on their water bills. The debt is worth more than $1 billion.

Glenn Farrel, San Diego County Water Authority director of Government Relations, said there are long-term issues that need consideration.

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Colorado’s Ornery, Independent Water Guardians Finally Agree On One Thing: Wall Street Can Look Elsewhere

/in , , /by /The Colorado Sunby Jason Blevins

The calls came in shortly after the story in The New York Times announced Wall Street was on the prowl for “billions in the Colorado’s water.” “Can you help us? How do we get started?” wondered the New York financiers, pals of Andy Mueller, the manager of the Colorado River Water Conservation District.

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Farmers’ Planting Plans Hinge on Water, Pandemic

/in , , /by /AgAlertby Ching Lee

As California farmers weigh decisions on what to plant and how much, lack of rainfall so far this winter has further clouded a 2021 crop outlook already complicated by market uncertainties created by the pandemic.

With current precipitation levels looking even drier than the 2014-15 drought years, Kings County farmer Brian Medeiros said he’s already making decisions about what ground to fallow. He noted that if he does not receive surface-water deliveries and must rely on groundwater all year, it becomes cost-prohibitive to grow many of the field crops that have been core to his business.

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With Klamath Dam Removal at An Impasse, Huffman Calls Forum

/in , /by /Del Norte Triplicateby Thadeus Greenson

Since time immemorial, as summer turns to fall, the Karuk Tribe’s fatawana, or world renewal priests, have gathered for a renewal ceremony that spreads across many days. They fast and hike to ancient prayer sites. They dance and ritualistically bath in the waters of the Klamath River, all in an effort to bring balance back to the world.

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