More than half off all beaches in Southern California could disappear by the end of the century due to sea-level rise, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Geophysical Research. As a result of sea-level rise, up to 67 percent of beaches from Santa Barbara to San Diego could be completely eroded […]
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers will soon be able to recover their money from a landmark class-action settlement. Starting this week, ratepayers will receive packets in the mail that detail what types of refunds and damages may be claimed from the settlement. The DWP has been plagued by a faulty computer billing […]
Two fault zones that were thought to be separate actually make up one continuous fault system running through San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties, according to new research. If all the offshore and onshore segments of the so-called Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault system were to rupture at once, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake could seize the […]
Local water officials working to better manage groundwater in the Santa Clarita Valley’s water basin, are also working to better manage the salt in that basin. Members of the Castaic Lake Water Agency board approved a recommendation Wednesday to pay their salt-studying consultants more money for extra work in light of new salt demands handed […]
Southern California Coast Could Be Toast By 2100
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithMore than half off all beaches in Southern California could disappear by the end of the century due to sea-level rise, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Geophysical Research. As a result of sea-level rise, up to 67 percent of beaches from Santa Barbara to San Diego could be completely eroded […]
Did DWP Overcharge You? Customers To Receive Info On Billing Settlement Starting This Week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt HamiltonLos Angeles Department of Water and Power customers will soon be able to recover their money from a landmark class-action settlement. Starting this week, ratepayers will receive packets in the mail that detail what types of refunds and damages may be claimed from the settlement. The DWP has been plagued by a faulty computer billing […]
A 7.4 Quake in Southern California? A Long Fault Could Make It Likelier
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Steph YinTwo fault zones that were thought to be separate actually make up one continuous fault system running through San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties, according to new research. If all the offshore and onshore segments of the so-called Newport-Inglewood/Rose Canyon fault system were to rupture at once, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake could seize the […]
Water Heads Expand Basin Salt Plan
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Signal (Santa Clarita)by Jim HoltLocal water officials working to better manage groundwater in the Santa Clarita Valley’s water basin, are also working to better manage the salt in that basin. Members of the Castaic Lake Water Agency board approved a recommendation Wednesday to pay their salt-studying consultants more money for extra work in light of new salt demands handed […]