It’s always nice to get a thank-you or two from those you work alongside like Recycled Water Supervisor Mike Piper. He recently was handed a card and box of chocolates as a sincere gesture from a young utility worker he had mentored. The worker expressed gratitude for Piper’s guidance and dedication, noting that Piper went above and beyond, even on days off, to help him meet professional standards.
The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) issued its first snowpack report of 2024. It isn’t great. The snow in the Sierra Nevada is roughly 25% of the state’s average for this time of year.
The bowl-shaped common space at the Mall III Homeowners Association property in Lake San Marcos was once a pricey, turf-heavy problem for its HOA board. After a water-smart landscape upgrade, it’s now a point of pride that’s easier on the budget.
Installation of a new “pure water” pipeline has officially began at Miramar Reservoir, the City of San Diego announced Thursday. The project, as explained by city officials, is part of a program that will provide half of the city’s drinking water by year 2035. Called the Pure Water Program, this initiative uses “proven water purification technology to “clean recycled water to produce safe, high-quality drinking water.”
The city of San Diego is preparing to install a new underwater pipeline at its Miramar Reservoir as part of the Pure Water program, officials announced Thursday. “The subaqueous pipeline at Miramar Reservoir is a key construction project of the Pure Water program to help provide for our future water needs,” said Public Utilities Department Director Juan Guerreiro.
Waves as high as 20 feet are possible at some San Diego County beaches while a high surf and coastal flood advisory is in effect through early Monday morning, San Diego Fire-Rescue officials said Thursday.
San Diego markets itself as the land of endless warmth and sunshine. That seems like a goof as 2023 comes to an end. The city received only two hours of sunshine in the entire month of May. The temperature was below average for 11 straight months.
The final segment of the Pure Water pipeline is being installed underwater at the Miramar Reservoir. San Diego’s Pure Water project will supply half of the city’s drinking water by 2035. The city says this is the last segment of the pipeline that will carry purified water from the North City Pure Water Facility through eight miles of pipeline to the reservoir. Crews have already tunneled more than 1,000 feet and now work is underway to finish building the pipeline.
Three North San Diego County water districts have launched a combined effort to encourage residents to use rain barrels with a discount and rebate for their purchase Jan. 1 through Feb. 29.
San Diego County health officials released an updated water contact closure and advisory list Wednesday for county beaches.
