Residents in the Ashley Falls neighborhood were surprised last month when all of the landscaping in the water quality project in their community was removed, leaving behind an expensive dirt hole with cut-back weeds. After sounding an alarm to the city, the area’s vegetation will be restored.
The first stage of a new groundwater storage project in the Antelope Valley is now up and running after three years of construction. The High Desert Water Bank, which is through a partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK), has the capacity to store and […]
San Diego County will spend $5 million to expand removal of sewage and trash from Mexico that accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan that involves building a sediment- and trash-control basin and dredging the drainage channels, known as Smuggler’s Gulch and Pilot Channel, that often […]
With California facing the prospect of a second consecutive winter of heavy precipitation, state officials are urging residents to prepare for possible widespread flooding and evacuations in the coming months. Barely a year after dozens of powerful atmospheric rivers pounded the state and triggered historic flooding, state officials gathered at a muddy berm and pumping […]
Ashley Falls Water Quality Project Area to Be Restored After City Contractor Error
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Del Mar Timesby Karen BillingResidents in the Ashley Falls neighborhood were surprised last month when all of the landscaping in the water quality project in their community was removed, leaving behind an expensive dirt hole with cut-back weeds. After sounding an alarm to the city, the area’s vegetation will be restored.
A New Groundwater Storage Project Could Help Southern California in the Next Drought
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /LAist by Makenna SievertsonThe first stage of a new groundwater storage project in the Antelope Valley is now up and running after three years of construction. The High Desert Water Bank, which is through a partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK), has the capacity to store and […]
San Diego County Supervisors Approve Project to Expand Removal of Debris in the Tijuana River
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Tammy MurgaSan Diego County will spend $5 million to expand removal of sewage and trash from Mexico that accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan that involves building a sediment- and trash-control basin and dredging the drainage channels, known as Smuggler’s Gulch and Pilot Channel, that often […]
Officials Urge California Residents to Brace for Flooding as El Niño Looms
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Jessica GarrisonWith California facing the prospect of a second consecutive winter of heavy precipitation, state officials are urging residents to prepare for possible widespread flooding and evacuations in the coming months. Barely a year after dozens of powerful atmospheric rivers pounded the state and triggered historic flooding, state officials gathered at a muddy berm and pumping […]