/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /KYMA (Yuma, Ariz.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Imperial Irrigation District appeared before the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento Thursday during a public workshop seeking input on the Salton Sea Management Program and a Draft Stipulated Order. According to a press release sent to us by IID, the Draft Order is based on information that was presented to the State Water […]
The first of two open houses is scheduled Tuesday on a major pipeline project that could impact residents and businesses in La Mesa and Spring Valley. The $28.6 million project will reline 4.3 miles of pipeline from Lake Murray to the Sweetwater Reservoir, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. Early stages of the […]
This year, urban water use has settled into a pattern: Californians are consuming more water than in 2015 and 2016, when mandatory measures were in place to cut down on use during a five-year drought. At the same time, water use has remained below the levels reported in 2013 and 2014, cheering water regulators who […]
For decades, water seeped below the spillway of the nation’s tallest dam unnoticed by operators, slowly eroding critical infrastructure until the spillway crumbled during heavy storm releases this past February, investigators said Tuesday. According to independent experts investigating the Oroville Dam’s spillway failure – which forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate beneath the 770-foot dam – human […]
IID Urges Water Board Action for Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KYMA (Yuma, Ariz.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Imperial Irrigation District appeared before the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento Thursday during a public workshop seeking input on the Salton Sea Management Program and a Draft Stipulated Order. According to a press release sent to us by IID, the Draft Order is based on information that was presented to the State Water […]
Open Houses Scheduled for 4-Mile Pipeline Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSI San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe first of two open houses is scheduled Tuesday on a major pipeline project that could impact residents and businesses in La Mesa and Spring Valley. The $28.6 million project will reline 4.3 miles of pipeline from Lake Murray to the Sweetwater Reservoir, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. Early stages of the […]
Water Use Ticks Up Again Across California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Aaron MendelsonThis year, urban water use has settled into a pattern: Californians are consuming more water than in 2015 and 2016, when mandatory measures were in place to cut down on use during a five-year drought. At the same time, water use has remained below the levels reported in 2013 and 2014, cheering water regulators who […]
Report: Design Flaws Led To Near-Collapse Of Oroville Dam
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Courthouse News (Pasadena)by Nick CahillFor decades, water seeped below the spillway of the nation’s tallest dam unnoticed by operators, slowly eroding critical infrastructure until the spillway crumbled during heavy storm releases this past February, investigators said Tuesday. According to independent experts investigating the Oroville Dam’s spillway failure – which forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate beneath the 770-foot dam – human […]