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 […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: Maureen Stapleton, Mark Muir
The San Diego County Water Authority celebrated Tuesday its award for the world’s top civil-engineering project — a network of dams, pumps and pipelines that can protect the region’s water supply for six months. The $1.5 billion Emergency & Carryover Storage Project received the 2017 award from the American Society of Civil Engineers earlier this year, beating […]
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 […]
Water Authority Celebrates Award for World’s Top Civil Engineering Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Maureen Stapleton, Mark Muir
The San Diego County Water Authority celebrated Tuesday its award for the world’s top civil-engineering project — a network of dams, pumps and pipelines that can protect the region’s water supply for six months. The $1.5 billion Emergency & Carryover Storage Project received the 2017 award from the American Society of Civil Engineers earlier this year, beating […]