The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted Tuesday to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s much-debated plan to build two giant tunnels beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to shore up the state’s water supplies. The Los Angeles-based MWD, Southern California’s water wholesaler, agreed to commit $4.3 billion toward the $17 billion California […]
Unprecedented amounts of rain fell across Northern California last winter, ending a damaging drought that reached to the southern edges of San Diego County. The dramatic turnaround was highlighted by a series of powerful, river-like storms that might become more frequent in the future. That’s the thinking of many scientists, including Marty Ralph, director of […]
The Metropolitan Water District Board in Los Angeles is scheduled to take a crucial vote Tuesday on whether to support a plan to build two massive tunnels underneath the Sacramento Delta. The $17 billion project promises to help maintain the flow of water from the state water project by easing pressure on endangered fish populations […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Water moves quickly but water policy slowly. For decades, Gov. Jerry Brown has wanted to shore up the State Water Project, the system of canals, pipelines and reservoirs that his father helped create and that now carries Northern California water to Southern California. In 1982, during Brown’s first stint as governor, he pushed for a […]
Metropolitan Water District Backs $17 Billion Delta Water Tunnels in Key Vote
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San DiegoThe board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted Tuesday to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s much-debated plan to build two giant tunnels beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to shore up the state’s water supplies. The Los Angeles-based MWD, Southern California’s water wholesaler, agreed to commit $4.3 billion toward the $17 billion California […]
Scientists Foresee Major Change in Rainfall Patterns Across California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneUnprecedented amounts of rain fell across Northern California last winter, ending a damaging drought that reached to the southern edges of San Diego County. The dramatic turnaround was highlighted by a series of powerful, river-like storms that might become more frequent in the future. That’s the thinking of many scientists, including Marty Ralph, director of […]
Water Wholesaler Poised To Vote On Delta Tunnel Plan
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Erik AndersonThe Metropolitan Water District Board in Los Angeles is scheduled to take a crucial vote Tuesday on whether to support a plan to build two massive tunnels underneath the Sacramento Delta. The $17 billion project promises to help maintain the flow of water from the state water project by easing pressure on endangered fish populations […]
Environment Report: Decision Day for Met on State Water Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater moves quickly but water policy slowly. For decades, Gov. Jerry Brown has wanted to shore up the State Water Project, the system of canals, pipelines and reservoirs that his father helped create and that now carries Northern California water to Southern California. In 1982, during Brown’s first stint as governor, he pushed for a […]