When Gov. Jerry Brown pronounced an end to the drought emergency last month — but not to the possibility of another drought — it would have been just like him to quote another eminent Californian, the naturalist John Muir, who said that “we all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.” Not enough trees, […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /Valley Road Runner (Valley Center)by David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Monday the general manager of the largest water district in the state, possibly in the country, maybe the world, came to the little Valley Center Municipal Water District board room to defend his agency, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, from the ankle biting attacks of the much smaller San Diego County Water Authority. […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Most people have basically no choice about where they get their power from – SDG&E’s monopoly covers 4,100 square miles of Southern California. Soon, that is likely to change as many California cities, including San Diego, look to start buying power for their residents. But even if the city begins to compete with San Diego […]
It began as a mystery for local water experts in San Diego County: numerous area streams showing the presence of caffeine, a stimulant with no natural source in California.A team from the state’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) pulled samples from 85 different locations across the county and found caffeine in 49 locations. According […]
Yay, The Drought Is Over. Now Let’s Save Our Dying Urban Trees
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Patt MorrisonWhen Gov. Jerry Brown pronounced an end to the drought emergency last month — but not to the possibility of another drought — it would have been just like him to quote another eminent Californian, the naturalist John Muir, who said that “we all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.” Not enough trees, […]
Metropolitan Water GM Defends Agency From Accusation
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Valley Road Runner (Valley Center)by David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityMonday the general manager of the largest water district in the state, possibly in the country, maybe the world, came to the little Valley Center Municipal Water District board room to defend his agency, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, from the ankle biting attacks of the much smaller San Diego County Water Authority. […]
Under New SDG&E Plan, Customers Who Leave Could Keep Paying For Decades
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityMost people have basically no choice about where they get their power from – SDG&E’s monopoly covers 4,100 square miles of Southern California. Soon, that is likely to change as many California cities, including San Diego, look to start buying power for their residents. But even if the city begins to compete with San Diego […]
Caffeine Is Being Found In San Diego County Streams
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC 7 San Diegoby JW AugustIt began as a mystery for local water experts in San Diego County: numerous area streams showing the presence of caffeine, a stimulant with no natural source in California.A team from the state’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) pulled samples from 85 different locations across the county and found caffeine in 49 locations. According […]