Concerns over the cost and environmental impacts of desalinated water were overridden by the desire to fortify water supplies when the Orange County Water District board voted 6-2 Wednesday to approve non-binding contract terms with Poseidon, which has spent 20 years on the desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach. The plan for the $1 billion plant and […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to place the measure on the Nov. 6 ballot. If two-thirds of voters in the Los Angeles County Flood Control District agree, property owners would be charged a new tax of 2.5 cents for every square foot of land shedding water. That includes roofs, patios, driveways and other […]
A colleague once observed, many years ago, that California has two seasons. Green and brown. We are in the latter, and death has visited my neighborhood this summer. Half the ground cover in my frontyard has burned to a crunchy crisp. Across the street, a neighbor draped white sheets over shrubbery that hadn’t already gone […]
Momentum for Salton Sea restoration is growing quickly these days and the effort could amass $600 million in state funding by the end of 2018 – a huge increase from just a few months ago. On June 5, California voters supported Proposition 68, the $4.1 billion water bond that specifically included $200 million for Salton […]
Orange County Officials Give Early Approval To Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Contract
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolConcerns over the cost and environmental impacts of desalinated water were overridden by the desire to fortify water supplies when the Orange County Water District board voted 6-2 Wednesday to approve non-binding contract terms with Poseidon, which has spent 20 years on the desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach. The plan for the $1 billion plant and […]
LA County Voters To Decide On New Stormwater Tax In November
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Sharon McNaryThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to place the measure on the Nov. 6 ballot. If two-thirds of voters in the Los Angeles County Flood Control District agree, property owners would be charged a new tax of 2.5 cents for every square foot of land shedding water. That includes roofs, patios, driveways and other […]
OPINION: Climate Change Has Come To Your Neighborhood, and the Sizzle May Never Subside
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Steve LopezA colleague once observed, many years ago, that California has two seasons. Green and brown. We are in the latter, and death has visited my neighborhood this summer. Half the ground cover in my frontyard has burned to a crunchy crisp. Across the street, a neighbor draped white sheets over shrubbery that hadn’t already gone […]
Electeds See Commitment, Momentum at Salton Sea
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Water News Networkby Darren SimonMomentum for Salton Sea restoration is growing quickly these days and the effort could amass $600 million in state funding by the end of 2018 – a huge increase from just a few months ago. On June 5, California voters supported Proposition 68, the $4.1 billion water bond that specifically included $200 million for Salton […]