The National Weather Service modeling predicts a “historically strong” El Niño this winter, the first in five years. What does that mean for gardens? A warm winter and usually, rain.
Brown leaves, dried branches and barely any avocados are what’s left on Stewart’s Avocado Farms in Fallbrook. It’s a different scene from what was there last year. Stewart’s 2023 crop that’ll be harvested in 2024 is almost non-existent due to the colder weather throughout San Diego County. It’s a big change from what he’s been […]
There’s been a pipeline floating on top of the Miramar Reservoir in San Diego. It is one end of an 8-mile conduit that will connect the reservoir to the city’s wastewater recycling plant, now under construction. Later this week, this part of the pipeline will be under 100 feet of water.
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 […]
Gear Up Garden for What’s Forecast to be a Wet Winter
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Nan StermanThe National Weather Service modeling predicts a “historically strong” El Niño this winter, the first in five years. What does that mean for gardens? A warm winter and usually, rain.
San Diego County Avocado Grower Struggles to Keep Crops Alive With Unstable Weather
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /CBS8by Esmeralda PerezBrown leaves, dried branches and barely any avocados are what’s left on Stewart’s Avocado Farms in Fallbrook. It’s a different scene from what was there last year. Stewart’s 2023 crop that’ll be harvested in 2024 is almost non-existent due to the colder weather throughout San Diego County. It’s a big change from what he’s been […]
Divers to Install One End of San Diego’s Pure Water Pipeline
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /KPBSby Thomas FudgeThere’s been a pipeline floating on top of the Miramar Reservoir in San Diego. It is one end of an 8-mile conduit that will connect the reservoir to the city’s wastewater recycling plant, now under construction. Later this week, this part of the pipeline will be under 100 feet of water.
Recycled Water Supervisor, Mike Piper, Earns Kudos and Enjoys Helping Colleagues
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. SklarIt’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 […]