With Tijuana and other rapidly growing coastal cities heavily dependent on the Colorado River, Baja California urgently needs to find new water sources. Baja California Gov. Francisco Vega de Lamadrid’s administration has offered a solution: Build the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, enough to ensure a supply for decades to come. But plans […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Fallbrook Public Utility District board of directors held a special board meeting the evening of Nov. 15 to provide background information regarding proposed water rate increases and to allow customers the opportunity to give their input regarding the rate hikes. FPUD officials were expecting a large turnout and they got it as more than […]
Wastewater recycling doesn’t get a lot of love. The idea that you would water your roses with water that you flushed down your toilet leaves most a little squeamish. We know the water has been treated, but we also know where it came from. The technology itself has been around for decades. Padre Dam Water […]
Everyone knows the Los Angeles river. Even if it’s not part of your neighborhood, the concrete-lined channel is familiar worldwide, because nothing else in the movies or television better depicts “urban wasteland” than this drain. But soon this stark, 51-mile (82-km) waterway may symbolize something else: tough choices amid water scarcity. California’s historic five-year drought has prompted […]
Giant Rosarito Beach Desalination Project Faces Scrutiny
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneWith Tijuana and other rapidly growing coastal cities heavily dependent on the Colorado River, Baja California urgently needs to find new water sources. Baja California Gov. Francisco Vega de Lamadrid’s administration has offered a solution: Build the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, enough to ensure a supply for decades to come. But plans […]
FPUD Customers Come Out In Force To Oppose Rate Increases
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Fallbrook Public Utility District board of directors held a special board meeting the evening of Nov. 15 to provide background information regarding proposed water rate increases and to allow customers the opportunity to give their input regarding the rate hikes. FPUD officials were expecting a large turnout and they got it as more than […]
Recycled Wastewater in Coronado’s Future
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Coronado TimesWastewater recycling doesn’t get a lot of love. The idea that you would water your roses with water that you flushed down your toilet leaves most a little squeamish. We know the water has been treated, but we also know where it came from. The technology itself has been around for decades. Padre Dam Water […]
L.A. River: Conflict Ahead as Water Capture, Restoration Plans Converge
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)Everyone knows the Los Angeles river. Even if it’s not part of your neighborhood, the concrete-lined channel is familiar worldwide, because nothing else in the movies or television better depicts “urban wasteland” than this drain. But soon this stark, 51-mile (82-km) waterway may symbolize something else: tough choices amid water scarcity. California’s historic five-year drought has prompted […]