As yellow jackets and bees darted above, an environmentalist asked those interested in preserving the eastern Mojave to call elected officials in support of a bill that would block a controversial plan to sell groundwater. “This is a way for Californians to say they are not going to allow the Trump Administration to force destructive […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ruarri Serpa Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Two of San Diego’s biggest water treatment plants are in North County. Both are having some problems. First, there’s the desalination plant in Carlsbad. It’s the largest facility of its kind in the country that takes ocean water and makes it drinkable. Over the last year, the privately owned Carlsbad plant failed to deliver nearly a […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
When the Carlsbad desalination plant opened in December 2015, regional water officials gushed about how reliable it would be. San Diego could now drink from the endless Pacific Ocean rather than be stuck depending on rain and snowmelt to come from hundreds of miles away. So far, though, the plant has not been as reliable […]
A Flex Alert was issued and Schools across the county had minimum-day schedules Tuesday as the “unrelenting” heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring across San Diego County was expected to peak Tuesday. Record-setting temperatures are forecast in Chula Vista, Ramona and San Diego, with the high temperatures now expected to last into the end […]
Environmentalist Seeks To Rally Support For Bill Blocking Water Transfer
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Bernardino County Sunby Jim SteinbergAs yellow jackets and bees darted above, an environmentalist asked those interested in preserving the eastern Mojave to call elected officials in support of a bill that would block a controversial plan to sell groundwater. “This is a way for Californians to say they are not going to allow the Trump Administration to force destructive […]
North County Report: Problems Trip Up Two Of SD’s Biggest Water Plants
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ruarri Serpa Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwo of San Diego’s biggest water treatment plants are in North County. Both are having some problems. First, there’s the desalination plant in Carlsbad. It’s the largest facility of its kind in the country that takes ocean water and makes it drinkable. Over the last year, the privately owned Carlsbad plant failed to deliver nearly a […]
Desal Plant Is Producing Less Water Than Promised
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhen the Carlsbad desalination plant opened in December 2015, regional water officials gushed about how reliable it would be. San Diego could now drink from the endless Pacific Ocean rather than be stuck depending on rain and snowmelt to come from hundreds of miles away. So far, though, the plant has not been as reliable […]
Flex Alert Issued for California as Heat Wave Reaches Peak in San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSI NewsA Flex Alert was issued and Schools across the county had minimum-day schedules Tuesday as the “unrelenting” heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring across San Diego County was expected to peak Tuesday. Record-setting temperatures are forecast in Chula Vista, Ramona and San Diego, with the high temperatures now expected to last into the end […]