2019 Started and Ended Wet in San Diego; Heat Was Less Persistent
Last year came in and went out like a wet lion in San Diego County. In between, it was a relatively tranquil, although not uneventful weather year.
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December Has Been Wet in California, But a Predicted Dry Winter Means Wildfire Danger Could Return Early
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /KTLA 5 Los Angelesby Erika MartinSouthern California’s wettest December in nearly a decade quashed any danger lingering from destructive wildfires in fall, but experts warn that red flag conditions could return as early as April.
Vanderlaan Selected as LAFCO Vice-Chair
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityBonsall resident Andy Vanderlaan will be the vice-chair of San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission for the 2020 LAFCO board meetings.
Vanderlaan, who is the public member on the LAFCO board, was chosen as the LAFCO vice-chair Dec. 2. County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, who was LAFCO’s vice-chair for 2019, will be the 2020 chair.
Drought, What Drought? Largest Snowpack in 4 Years, Most Stored Water in Southern California History Paint Rosy Picture
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Steve ScauzilloWith snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada registering at 90% of normal Thursday and state reservoirs at record historic levels, the urban water supply picture for 2020 could hardly be any rosier.
Southern California water managers are trying to restrain their joy, not because of a picture-postcard mountain top, but for the bounty that will come in spring when the snow melts, sending pristine water into state reservoirs and more importantly, southward via the State Water Project aqueduct, a source that supplies 30% of Southern California’s drinking water.
Helix Water District Taking Entries for High School Scholarship and Photo Contests
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanThe Helix Water District has launched two contests for high school students in the East County district’s service area and both contests have a payoff.
The 2020 High School Photo Contest “Water in Everyday Life” offers $150 to the winner, $100 for second place and $50 for third place in both color and black & white categories.
2019 In Review: Desalination Plans Stalled By Lawsuit
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Beach Report (Hermosa Beach)by David RosenfeldPlans to build an ocean desalination plant by West Basin Municipal Water District have been percolating for years.
The past year saw the completion of an Environmental Impact Report for a proposed facility in El Segundo that would generate 20 million gallons of freshwater daily from the salty ocean. Conservationists opposed to the technology say it’s too energy intensive, pollutes the air and water, and would sidetrack ongoing water recycling and replenishment goals. The district, meanwhile, says it’s a prudent measure to ensure water needs are met in times of droughts or emergencies.
FPUD Approves 2020 Rates
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Fallbrook Public Utility District approved FPUD rates and other charges for calendar year 2020.
FPUD’s board vote 4-0, Dec. 9, with Don McDougal absent, adopted the 2020 rates and charges for water, recycled water and wastewater delivery and services. Water and wastewater rates will increase by 8% while the increase for recycled water will be 4.5%.
Proposed Ordinance Would Promote and Protect Agriculture
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Valley Roadrunnerby News StaffA proposed county ordinance that would implement California’s AB 551 is seen as benefiting local agriculture by recognizing its benefits, according to the San Diego County Farm Bureau.
County Officials Lift Coronado Water Contact Closure
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby City News ServiceCORONADO — The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health lifted a water contact closure Monday for the Coronado shoreline and beaches from Avenida Lunar through North Beach.
Water quality testing confirmed Tijuana River flows are no longer impacting those beaches, according to the Department of Environmental Health, which had placed water contact closure signs to alert Coronado beach-goers to sewage-contaminated flows from the Tijuana River.
IID Files Claim For Access to Stored Water in MWD’s System
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Imperial Valley Newsby News StaffSince 2007, as a result of agreements associated with the 2007 Colorado River Interim Guidelines, the Imperial Irrigation District has had the ability to store conserved water with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
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