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 […]
Two prominent former California Democratic lawmakers who oversaw environmental legislation, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, have signed on to lobby for a controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach. For nearly two decades, the plant proposed for a Pacific Coast Highway site next to an existing Huntington Beach power generating facility […]
Sand- and salt-caked beachgoers, rejoice: The California Department of Parks and Recreation is lifting its two-year ban on outdoor shower use at many state beaches. In the face of a statewide drought, officials ordered that outdoor showers be shut off indefinitely at 38 California beaches — many of them in Southern California. That long, sticky […]
Maureen Stapleton of the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) spoke to the Valley Center Municipal Water District board Monday, updating members on the California “drought,” on a lawsuit between SDCWA and the Metropolitan Water District —and alerted them to what the Authority considers questionable financial practices by the Met. Later a representative of the […]
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 […]
Barbara Boxer To Lobby For Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Lauren WilliamsTwo prominent former California Democratic lawmakers who oversaw environmental legislation, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, have signed on to lobby for a controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach. For nearly two decades, the plant proposed for a Pacific Coast Highway site next to an existing Huntington Beach power generating facility […]
You Can Now Use The Outdoor Showers At State Beaches Again
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ruben VivesSand- and salt-caked beachgoers, rejoice: The California Department of Parks and Recreation is lifting its two-year ban on outdoor shower use at many state beaches. In the face of a statewide drought, officials ordered that outdoor showers be shut off indefinitely at 38 California beaches — many of them in Southern California. That long, sticky […]
Water Authority Chief Heavily Criticizes Metropolitan Water District
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Roadrunner Quoted: Maureen StapletonMaureen Stapleton of the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) spoke to the Valley Center Municipal Water District board Monday, updating members on the California “drought,” on a lawsuit between SDCWA and the Metropolitan Water District —and alerted them to what the Authority considers questionable financial practices by the Met. Later a representative of the […]