The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is asking homeowners to stop watering their lawns for a week while work is carried out on a pipeline that supplies water to Los Angeles. Beginning March 4-10, water from Castaic Lake will be unavailable for use while repairs are made to a pipeline called the Metropolitan Water District […]
NASA has launched another of the world’s most advanced weather satellites, this time to safeguard the western U.S. An Atlas V (five) rocket blasted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the GOES-S satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It’s the second satellite in an $11 billion effort that’s already revolutionizing forecasting with […]
After weeks of questioning San Diego’s water department about water-meter retrofits and being told no retrofits are taking place at residential homes, NBC 7 Responds found one home where a botched smart meter replacement led to a customer being billed thousands of dollars more for water she did not use. After the discovery by NBC 7 Responds, city […]
The storm currently hitting Southern California is the second this week, but it’s far different than its predecessor. The earlier storm originated near Alaska, like many of California’s winter storms do, but it packed little rain because it tracked over land instead of the Pacific Ocean. The second storm, the one that began drenching the region Thursday, […]
Water Officials Want Homeowners to Stop Watering Their Lawns Next Week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Santa Clarita Valley Signalby Jim HoltThe Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is asking homeowners to stop watering their lawns for a week while work is carried out on a pipeline that supplies water to Los Angeles. Beginning March 4-10, water from Castaic Lake will be unavailable for use while repairs are made to a pipeline called the Metropolitan Water District […]
NASA Launches Advanced Weather Satellite for Western US
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Marcia DunnNASA has launched another of the world’s most advanced weather satellites, this time to safeguard the western U.S. An Atlas V (five) rocket blasted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the GOES-S satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It’s the second satellite in an $11 billion effort that’s already revolutionizing forecasting with […]
Mismatched Water Meter Retrofits Causing Soaring Bills
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC San Diegoby Tom Jones, Consumer Bob and Erica ByersAfter weeks of questioning San Diego’s water department about water-meter retrofits and being told no retrofits are taking place at residential homes, NBC 7 Responds found one home where a botched smart meter replacement led to a customer being billed thousands of dollars more for water she did not use. After the discovery by NBC 7 Responds, city […]
Why Atmospheric Rivers Can Be A Blessing And A Curse
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPCCby Jacob MargolisThe storm currently hitting Southern California is the second this week, but it’s far different than its predecessor. The earlier storm originated near Alaska, like many of California’s winter storms do, but it packed little rain because it tracked over land instead of the Pacific Ocean. The second storm, the one that began drenching the region Thursday, […]