Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s proposal to spend significantly less clearing clogged drainage channels has raised concerns about higher flood risk in San Diego, but Faulconer’s staff says there’s no reason to worry. The city can prudently spend as much as $1.4 million less on clearing flood channels during the fiscal year that begins July 1 because […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Easy Reader News (Hermosa Beach)by Ryan McDonald Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
In April 2015, the City of Manhattan Beach made a sudden announcement that shook the twin pastoral pillars of suburbia, the automobile and lawn. Effective immediately, residents could not wash their cars at home, and instead had to take them to a commercial car wash. Watering lawns was permitted only on one designated day a […]
New lead testing results at Vista Unified School District schools show that a faucet, used for food preparation at one elementary school, has tested positive for lead. The faucet, located at Grapevine Elementary School in Vista, at 630 Grapevine Road, is located in the kitchen. Of the 29 schools tested in the school district, 22 schools passed […]
Generally, the more water you use, the bigger your monthly water bill. But that hasn’t always been the case. Back in the old days, people didn’t have water meters. It isn’t easy to encourage people to use less water if they can use as much as they want without paying extra, though, so now most properties […]
San Diego Says Cuts to Flood Channel Clearing Won’t Increase Risk
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickMayor Kevin Faulconer’s proposal to spend significantly less clearing clogged drainage channels has raised concerns about higher flood risk in San Diego, but Faulconer’s staff says there’s no reason to worry. The city can prudently spend as much as $1.4 million less on clearing flood channels during the fiscal year that begins July 1 because […]
Savior or Albatross? Proposed Desalination Plant Could Decrease South Bay’s Dependence On Imported Water, But Has Raised Environmental Concerns
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Easy Reader News (Hermosa Beach)by Ryan McDonald Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn April 2015, the City of Manhattan Beach made a sudden announcement that shook the twin pastoral pillars of suburbia, the automobile and lawn. Effective immediately, residents could not wash their cars at home, and instead had to take them to a commercial car wash. Watering lawns was permitted only on one designated day a […]
Single Faucet at Grapevine Elementary School in Vista Tests Positive for Lead
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diego by Rory DevineNew lead testing results at Vista Unified School District schools show that a faucet, used for food preparation at one elementary school, has tested positive for lead. The faucet, located at Grapevine Elementary School in Vista, at 630 Grapevine Road, is located in the kitchen. Of the 29 schools tested in the school district, 22 schools passed […]
San Diego Explained: The Evolution of Your Water Bill
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Kinsee MorlanGenerally, the more water you use, the bigger your monthly water bill. But that hasn’t always been the case. Back in the old days, people didn’t have water meters. It isn’t easy to encourage people to use less water if they can use as much as they want without paying extra, though, so now most properties […]