San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Heavy Rains Could Trigger Massive Poppy Bloom

/in /by /LAist (Los Angeles)by Oren Peleg

California’s rainy winter is already bearing fruit (er, flowers). The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve has passed the minimum rain threshold of seven inches needed to trigger a massive poppy bloom. “We have reached the minimum amount of rain the poppies need, but there are many other factors that can still affect them such as […]

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Californians Are Paying Billions For Power They Don’t Need

/in /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ivan Penn and Ryan Menezes

The bucolic orchards of Sutter County north of Sacramento had never seen anything like it: a visiting governor and a media swarm — all to christen the first major natural gas power plant in California in more than a decade. At its 2001 launch, the Sutter Energy Center was hailed as the nation’s cleanest power […]

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SDG&E Rolling Out New Fuel Cell Technology to Ease Power Outage Disruptions

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski

At first glance, it looks like a storage refrigerator you might see in somebody’s garage — and it runs just as quietly. But the GenCell G5rx is a hydrogen fuel cell generator that is part of a compact system using the latest technology to help companies like San Diego Gas & Electric reduce disruptions during power outages. […]

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EMWD Urge Governor Jerry Brown To End Drought State Of Emergency

/in /by /Temecula Patchby Damita Thomas

Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) Board of Directors on Wednesday urged Governor Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) to declare an end the ongoing Drought State of Emergency and corresponding regulations. EMWD’s Board of Directors approved by a 4-0 vote a resolution requesting an end to the statewide drought emergency […]

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