A cold low-pressure system is forecast to swing across Southern California Friday night, bringing a change of rain to San Diego and snow to local mountains, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 5 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday for San Diego County mountains, according to the NWS. […]
A water main break in the Mountain View neighborhood of San Diego created a sinkhole that partially swallowed a pickup early Wednesday morning and flooded several nearby homes. The break in the 12-inch concrete pipe was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Delta Street near South 43rd Street just west of Interstate 805 near the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Ramona Sentinel (As published by The San Diego Union-Tribune)by Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Growing up near Niagra Falls where water is plentiful hasn’t stopped Ramona resident Beth Prinz from becoming a conscientious water conservationist. Prinz first encountered caps on water use as a resident of Forest Falls, Calif., a small town of about 1,000 residents where she lived before moving to Ramona 20 years ago. During droughts, the local […]
The valley that is home to the Salton Sea sits below sea level. It has been flooded and dried multiple times on a historical geological scale. The current lake was born of a construction accident that pierced an irrigation canal in 1905. The damage was not repaired for 18 months, allowing the low-lying area to […]
Wintry Weather Expected in Local Mountains as Cold Front Moves In
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San DiegoA cold low-pressure system is forecast to swing across Southern California Friday night, bringing a change of rain to San Diego and snow to local mountains, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 5 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday for San Diego County mountains, according to the NWS. […]
Homes Flood, Sinkhole Swallows Pickup After Water Main Breaks In Mountain View
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen KucherA water main break in the Mountain View neighborhood of San Diego created a sinkhole that partially swallowed a pickup early Wednesday morning and flooded several nearby homes. The break in the 12-inch concrete pipe was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Delta Street near South 43rd Street just west of Interstate 805 near the […]
Saving Water Is Second Nature To Beth Prinz
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ramona Sentinel (As published by The San Diego Union-Tribune)by Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityGrowing up near Niagra Falls where water is plentiful hasn’t stopped Ramona resident Beth Prinz from becoming a conscientious water conservationist. Prinz first encountered caps on water use as a resident of Forest Falls, Calif., a small town of about 1,000 residents where she lived before moving to Ramona 20 years ago. During droughts, the local […]
A Look At The Incredible Shrinking Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSThe valley that is home to the Salton Sea sits below sea level. It has been flooded and dried multiple times on a historical geological scale. The current lake was born of a construction accident that pierced an irrigation canal in 1905. The damage was not repaired for 18 months, allowing the low-lying area to […]