Following a storm system set to bring drenching rain and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest late this week, another system will track into Southern California this weekend. The latest U.S. drought monitor from March 1 showed that nearly 20 percent of California remains in severe drought, with moderate drought gripping about 50 percent of […]
City staff members are set to give an update on the investigation and remediation of residential water bill overcharges at a City Council committee meeting Thursday, three weeks after Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced that an audit of the utility’s billing practices was being fast- tracked. City officials in February discovered problems with some customers’ water bills after […]
Followers of the ecologically dubious and largely pointless Cadiz water project in the Mojave Desert might have pricked up their ears last week at reports of a possible conflict of interest involving Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and the investment firm Apollo Global Management. That’s because Apollo is a sizable investor in Cadiz, which has […]
In the wake of rising outcry in San Diego of cross-border flows of contaminated water, trash and sediment from Tijuana, Mexico is moving ahead with a series of short-term upgrades to Tijuana’s sewage collection and treatment system aimed at preventing such incidents, and responding with greater speed should they occur. These efforts include upgrading a […]
Weekend Storm To Deliver Welcome Rain To Drought-Stricken California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Accuweatherby Kyle ElliottFollowing a storm system set to bring drenching rain and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest late this week, another system will track into Southern California this weekend. The latest U.S. drought monitor from March 1 showed that nearly 20 percent of California remains in severe drought, with moderate drought gripping about 50 percent of […]
Update On Water Bill Overcharges Expected At City Council Committee Meeting
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Toni McAllisterCity staff members are set to give an update on the investigation and remediation of residential water bill overcharges at a City Council committee meeting Thursday, three weeks after Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced that an audit of the utility’s billing practices was being fast- tracked. City officials in February discovered problems with some customers’ water bills after […]
Loan To Jared Kushner Raises Questions About California Water Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Michael HiltzikFollowers of the ecologically dubious and largely pointless Cadiz water project in the Mojave Desert might have pricked up their ears last week at reports of a possible conflict of interest involving Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and the investment firm Apollo Global Management. That’s because Apollo is a sizable investor in Cadiz, which has […]
Binational Water Commission Presses For Upgrades To Battle Cross-Border Sewage “Crisis”
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Sandra DibbleIn the wake of rising outcry in San Diego of cross-border flows of contaminated water, trash and sediment from Tijuana, Mexico is moving ahead with a series of short-term upgrades to Tijuana’s sewage collection and treatment system aimed at preventing such incidents, and responding with greater speed should they occur. These efforts include upgrading a […]