Water agencies across California are preparing to vote on a massive new water project, but unanswered questions remain. Known as WaterFix or the twin tunnels project, it’s designed to ensure that water keeps coming south through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, a series of waterways and wetlands fed by snow melting in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that the 60-year-old Whittier Narrows Dam is structurally unsafe and poses a potentially catastrophic risk to the working-class communities along the San Gabriel River floodplain. According to an agency report based on research conducted last year, unusually heavy rains could trigger a premature opening of the dam’s […]
The city of San Diego is standing by its new water meters despite resident complaints of skyrocketing bills without leaks. “I am absolutely confident that these meters are reading accurately,” said Michael Vogl, the city’s public utilities deputy director, who oversees water billing. Families from Mountain View to Scripps Ranch have contacted 10News to complain […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Don Nottoli and Jeffrey Michael Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The clock is ticking as the Brown administration presses public water agencies to make a final decision on whether to fund the proposed California “WaterFix” project, a plan to construct two 40-foot diameter, 35-mile long tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Though the $17 billion tunnel project really fixes nothing, some water agencies claim the […]
San Diego Explained: What We Still Don’t Know About a Major Water Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Adriana HeldizWater agencies across California are preparing to vote on a massive new water project, but unanswered questions remain. Known as WaterFix or the twin tunnels project, it’s designed to ensure that water keeps coming south through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, a series of waterways and wetlands fed by snow melting in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Says Whittier Narrows Dam is Unsafe and Could Trigger Catastrophic Flooding
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that the 60-year-old Whittier Narrows Dam is structurally unsafe and poses a potentially catastrophic risk to the working-class communities along the San Gabriel River floodplain. According to an agency report based on research conducted last year, unusually heavy rains could trigger a premature opening of the dam’s […]
City of San Diego Responds to High Bill Complaints, Stands by its Water Meters
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 News (San Diego)The city of San Diego is standing by its new water meters despite resident complaints of skyrocketing bills without leaks. “I am absolutely confident that these meters are reading accurately,” said Michael Vogl, the city’s public utilities deputy director, who oversees water billing. Families from Mountain View to Scripps Ranch have contacted 10News to complain […]
OPINION: Why Costly WaterFix Tunnels Project Fixes Nothing
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Don Nottoli and Jeffrey Michael Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe clock is ticking as the Brown administration presses public water agencies to make a final decision on whether to fund the proposed California “WaterFix” project, a plan to construct two 40-foot diameter, 35-mile long tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Though the $17 billion tunnel project really fixes nothing, some water agencies claim the […]