After 66 years of litigation and more than 50 years of settlement talks, the longest-running federal civil case in San Diego has ended. The Fallbrook Public Utility District board of directors voted unanimously Monday to end a water dispute with the U.S. government over rights to water that flows from the Santa Margarita River. “After […]
Academics, advocates and activists met for a panel discussion at UC Irvine to hash out the pros and cons of a proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, with environmentalists once again warning it would damage marine environments and raise water bills. “There is nothing simple about desalination,” said panelist Ray Hiemstra, associate […]
After more than a decade of studying wildfires, San Diego County took its final exams last week. Did we pass? Authorities say the region is far better equipped to handle swift, wind-whipped flames than it was during the firestorms of 2007 and ’03. “We’re about $460 million more prepared,” Supervisor Dianne Jacob said Friday, “both […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Coachella Valley’s biggest water district recycles wastewater at three of its six sewage treatment plants, churning out water to irrigate golf courses, parks and lawns at housing developments. Now it’s proposing to reuse more water by converting a sewage plant in Thermal to a water-recycling plant. Environmentalists are objecting to the Coachella Valley Water […]
Water-Rights Lawsuit Ends After 66 Years
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneAfter 66 years of litigation and more than 50 years of settlement talks, the longest-running federal civil case in San Diego has ended. The Fallbrook Public Utility District board of directors voted unanimously Monday to end a water dispute with the U.S. government over rights to water that flows from the Santa Margarita River. “After […]
To Desalinate or Not to Desalinate: UCI Debate Over Controversial Proposed Huntington Beach Plant
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of OC (Santa Ana) Quoted: Jeremy CrutchfieldAcademics, advocates and activists met for a panel discussion at UC Irvine to hash out the pros and cons of a proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, with environmentalists once again warning it would damage marine environments and raise water bills. “There is nothing simple about desalination,” said panelist Ray Hiemstra, associate […]
Lessons Learned? Lilac Fire Tested Strategies Drawn From ’07 And ’03 Fires
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneAfter more than a decade of studying wildfires, San Diego County took its final exams last week. Did we pass? Authorities say the region is far better equipped to handle swift, wind-whipped flames than it was during the firestorms of 2007 and ’03. “We’re about $460 million more prepared,” Supervisor Dianne Jacob said Friday, “both […]
Recycling More Water Could Reduce the Amount Flowing to the Salton Sea, Environmentalists Warn
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Coachella Valley’s biggest water district recycles wastewater at three of its six sewage treatment plants, churning out water to irrigate golf courses, parks and lawns at housing developments. Now it’s proposing to reuse more water by converting a sewage plant in Thermal to a water-recycling plant. Environmentalists are objecting to the Coachella Valley Water […]