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 […]
Rising seas are eating away at ocean-front sand at a pace that could leave Southern California with few usable beaches by the end of this century, scientists announced Monday. Research based on information from the U.S. Geological Survey’s newly created computer model, the Coastal Storm Modeling System, shows that with little human intervention up to […]
Local civic and business leaders have launched a “Stop the Spending” campaign when it comes to water rates. The agency is calling on one of its main suppliers – the Metropolitan Water District – to stop unnecessary water rate increases. San Diego gets 41 percent of its water from the Metropolitan Water District, but the […]
The decades-old Encina Power Station, site of a 400-foot-tall smokestack that looms over Carlsbad’s skyline, may not shut down operations by the end of this year after all. State officials are considering keeping the facility open through the end of 2018, when a new power station, the 500-megawatt Carlsbad Energy Center, is expected to be […]
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 […]
Most Southern California Beaches Could Erode By 2100 Without Human Intervention, Study Finds
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Lauren WilliamsRising seas are eating away at ocean-front sand at a pace that could leave Southern California with few usable beaches by the end of this century, scientists announced Monday. Research based on information from the U.S. Geological Survey’s newly created computer model, the Coastal Storm Modeling System, shows that with little human intervention up to […]
VIDEO: San Diego County Water Authority Board Launched ‘Stop The Spending’ Campaign
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSI Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLocal civic and business leaders have launched a “Stop the Spending” campaign when it comes to water rates. The agency is calling on one of its main suppliers – the Metropolitan Water District – to stop unnecessary water rate increases. San Diego gets 41 percent of its water from the Metropolitan Water District, but the […]
Encina Power Station May Stay Online Through 2018
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiThe decades-old Encina Power Station, site of a 400-foot-tall smokestack that looms over Carlsbad’s skyline, may not shut down operations by the end of this year after all. State officials are considering keeping the facility open through the end of 2018, when a new power station, the 500-megawatt Carlsbad Energy Center, is expected to be […]