Like a patient waiting for heart bypass surgery while the insurance company dickers with the hospital over the numbers, California has been stuck in pre-op for decades, awaiting approval of an aqueduct or tunnel bypass from the Sacramento River around (instead of through) the state’s hydrological heart — the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The city of San Diego is expanding its probe into complaints over mysteriously high water bills by checking the 250,000-plus meters across the city. City spokesman Jerry McCormick said the expanded investigation has already begun into both smart and manually-read water meters. The announcement comes less than a day after the city divulged that more […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Kristina Davis and Joshua Emerson Smith
The city overcharged residents by more than $100,000 in January for water they didn’t use, officials said Thursday following a months-long public outcry over skyrocketing bills. The findings are the result of an internal review by the Public Utilities Department this week that officials said traced the billing errors back to a single worker who […]
Scientists regularly look for the formation or absence of the system when predicting weather in the American Southwest. La Niñas are driven by changes in ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, as is the El Niño climate system that typically brings wetter, cooler winters to Southern California. This winter, La Niña predictions of less rain and […]
OPINION: California Needs A Workable Delta Tunnel Plan
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesLike a patient waiting for heart bypass surgery while the insurance company dickers with the hospital over the numbers, California has been stuck in pre-op for decades, awaiting approval of an aqueduct or tunnel bypass from the Sacramento River around (instead of through) the state’s hydrological heart — the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
City of San Diego Says It Will Check Every Single Water Meter
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /10 Newsby Jonathan HornThe city of San Diego is expanding its probe into complaints over mysteriously high water bills by checking the 250,000-plus meters across the city. City spokesman Jerry McCormick said the expanded investigation has already begun into both smart and manually-read water meters. The announcement comes less than a day after the city divulged that more […]
City Probe Finds ‘Human Error’ Responsible For Spiking Hundreds Of Water Bills
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Kristina Davis and Joshua Emerson SmithThe city overcharged residents by more than $100,000 in January for water they didn’t use, officials said Thursday following a months-long public outcry over skyrocketing bills. The findings are the result of an internal review by the Public Utilities Department this week that officials said traced the billing errors back to a single worker who […]
La Niña Is On Its Way Out. What Does That Mean For California?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Jacob MargolisScientists regularly look for the formation or absence of the system when predicting weather in the American Southwest. La Niñas are driven by changes in ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, as is the El Niño climate system that typically brings wetter, cooler winters to Southern California. This winter, La Niña predictions of less rain and […]