A reservoir capable of holding 1.6 billion gallons of recycled water is set to sustain south Orange County by the end of 2019. Once completed, the Trampas Canyon Reservoir will store enough excess treated water in the winter months to meet irrigation demands in the region during the summer. It will also be the largest […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Quoted: Tim Bombardier
They say we could use some rain. Why? Let the deluge happen up north. Root for a huge snowpack in the Sierra. Pray for 40 days and 40 nights of rain in the Colorado River Basin. But must we be guilted into acting like we want downpours that wash away parts of the county? Come […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
By paying their water bills, San Diego residents have sent $2.5 million to help reopen a slaughterhouse in Imperial County. It’s one project of many that San Diegans supported through water payments that were earmarked for Imperial County, our neighbor to the east. There’s $346,000 and counting to fight cancer, $1 million to a food […]
San Diegans got a chance to hear from the Public Utilities Department about concerns about their soaring water bills Wednesday evening. A forum with Public Utilities Deparment officials was held at the La Jolla Riford Library after people across the county have been opening their water bill to see rates in the thousands. While officials attempted […]
Officials Break Ground On 1.6 Billion Gallon Recycled Water Reservoir In South Orange County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Nathaniel PercyA reservoir capable of holding 1.6 billion gallons of recycled water is set to sustain south Orange County by the end of 2019. Once completed, the Trampas Canyon Reservoir will store enough excess treated water in the winter months to meet irrigation demands in the region during the summer. It will also be the largest […]
OPINION: Rain? We Don’t Need No Stinking Rain!
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Quoted: Tim BombardierThey say we could use some rain. Why? Let the deluge happen up north. Root for a huge snowpack in the Sierra. Pray for 40 days and 40 nights of rain in the Colorado River Basin. But must we be guilted into acting like we want downpours that wash away parts of the county? Come […]
San Diego Water Payments Fund A Slaughterhouse And Lots Of Other Stuff In Imperial County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityBy paying their water bills, San Diego residents have sent $2.5 million to help reopen a slaughterhouse in Imperial County. It’s one project of many that San Diegans supported through water payments that were earmarked for Imperial County, our neighbor to the east. There’s $346,000 and counting to fight cancer, $1 million to a food […]
Water Bill Investigation: Angry San Diegans Want Answers About High Water Bills
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8by Shannon Handy and Chris GrosSan Diegans got a chance to hear from the Public Utilities Department about concerns about their soaring water bills Wednesday evening. A forum with Public Utilities Deparment officials was held at the La Jolla Riford Library after people across the county have been opening their water bill to see rates in the thousands. While officials attempted […]