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 […]
The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) issued its first snowpack report of 2024. It isn’t great. The snow in the Sierra Nevada is roughly 25% of the state’s average for this time of year.
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 […]
No High Marks on California’s First Snowpack Report Of 2024, but San Diego Water Supply is in Good Shape
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /NBC San Diegoby Joe Little Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) issued its first snowpack report of 2024. It isn’t great. The snow in the Sierra Nevada is roughly 25% of the state’s average for this time of year.