California is poised for a swift transformation of its electricity landscape — and that could bring tumult if preparations aren’t made soon to maintain quality and avoid reliability problems like rolling blackouts, the state’s leading energy regulator is warning. After decades of dominance by investor-owned utilities, electricity markets in the state are becoming more competitive. […]
Two years ago, the amount of water in the massive Diamond Valley Lake was … well, not so massive. Able to hold 810,000 acre-feet of water, an extended drought had dropped storage at the reservoir near Hemet to 299,638 acre-feet in March 2016 — and it was that high due to conservation efforts. The water […]
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is 435 miles from South Orange County, but the impact of what happens there is felt as close to home as your shower. The Delta is the heart of the State Water Project. Near Stockton, the Delta is where the tidal forces of the Pacific Ocean meet the outflows of the […]
A third school in the San Diego Unified School District has higher than recommended amounts of lead in the school’s drinking water, according to the most recent testing results reviewed by NBC 7 Investigates. Tuesday, test results for the Montezuma Child Development Center show one water sample had 53 parts per billion of lead in […]
Market Transformation Will End Dominance of Electrical Utilities, Regulators Predict
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneCalifornia is poised for a swift transformation of its electricity landscape — and that could bring tumult if preparations aren’t made soon to maintain quality and avoid reliability problems like rolling blackouts, the state’s leading energy regulator is warning. After decades of dominance by investor-owned utilities, electricity markets in the state are becoming more competitive. […]
Diamond Valley Back to Being a Jewel of a Lake
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by Craig ShultzTwo years ago, the amount of water in the massive Diamond Valley Lake was … well, not so massive. Able to hold 810,000 acre-feet of water, an extended drought had dropped storage at the reservoir near Hemet to 299,638 acre-feet in March 2016 — and it was that high due to conservation efforts. The water […]
OPINION: California WaterFix Critical to South County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Dana Point TimesThe Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is 435 miles from South Orange County, but the impact of what happens there is felt as close to home as your shower. The Delta is the heart of the State Water Project. Near Stockton, the Delta is where the tidal forces of the Pacific Ocean meet the outflows of the […]
Drinking Water Sample from Montezuma Has Higher Than Recommended Lead Levels
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Tom JonesA third school in the San Diego Unified School District has higher than recommended amounts of lead in the school’s drinking water, according to the most recent testing results reviewed by NBC 7 Investigates. Tuesday, test results for the Montezuma Child Development Center show one water sample had 53 parts per billion of lead in […]