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 […]
The proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project got a major boost this week with prominent Southern California water agencies calling on the State Lands Commission to approve the Project’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Report at their October 19th hearing. The Project will produce 56,000 acre feet per year (50 million gallons per day or enough for 400,000 residents) of […]
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 […]
Southern California Water Agencies Urge Approval Of Huntington Beach Desalination Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Orange County Breeze Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantThe proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project got a major boost this week with prominent Southern California water agencies calling on the State Lands Commission to approve the Project’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Report at their October 19th hearing. The Project will produce 56,000 acre feet per year (50 million gallons per day or enough for 400,000 residents) of […]