/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by NBC Southern California - Los Angeles)by Jonathan Lloyd
An unusually strong spring storm will add more snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where winter storms left behind the most robust snowpack in the last six years. A brief bout of rainfall, possibly accompanied by strong winds, is expected in the Los Angeles area Saturday with more significant precipitation to the north. The storm […]
As working families across the San Diego region struggle to make ends meet, the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has no such concerns. That’s because the MWD can tax and raise rates at will – and it has done precisely that. Several steps removed from nearly 20 million residents it serves, MWD […]
San Diego public utility workers began testing water for lead at San Diego Unified schools this week. It’s been widely reported a therapy dog at a school in Southcrest sniffed out the potential lead problem. But a district spokesman says the dog actually led custodians to discover another contaminant — one the city water tests […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Valley Road Runnerby Mark Muir Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
In The Valley Roadrunner on March 15, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California told North County Residents, farmers, breweries and biotechnology companies that the source of 100 percent of the water flowing to them from MWD is from MWD’s Northern California supply source – which it notes is higher quality water – and “not […]
Spring Storm To Build On Already Historic California Snowpack
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by NBC Southern California - Los Angeles)by Jonathan LloydAn unusually strong spring storm will add more snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where winter storms left behind the most robust snowpack in the last six years. A brief bout of rainfall, possibly accompanied by strong winds, is expected in the Los Angeles area Saturday with more significant precipitation to the north. The storm […]
Water Agency Requires Fiscal Reform
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneAs working families across the San Diego region struggle to make ends meet, the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has no such concerns. That’s because the MWD can tax and raise rates at will – and it has done precisely that. Several steps removed from nearly 20 million residents it serves, MWD […]
Lead Not The Only Chemical Found In The Water At Southcrest School
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Megan BurksSan Diego public utility workers began testing water for lead at San Diego Unified schools this week. It’s been widely reported a therapy dog at a school in Southcrest sniffed out the potential lead problem. But a district spokesman says the dog actually led custodians to discover another contaminant — one the city water tests […]
More Misinformation From The Metropolitan Water District
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Road Runnerby Mark Muir Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn The Valley Roadrunner on March 15, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California told North County Residents, farmers, breweries and biotechnology companies that the source of 100 percent of the water flowing to them from MWD is from MWD’s Northern California supply source – which it notes is higher quality water – and “not […]