/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The emergency that unfolded recently at Oroville Dam in Northern California poses no immediate or projected impact to water supplies in San Diego County. Voice of San Diego’s story on the crisis, though, states that “we could lose a significant chunk of our water supply, perhaps even 20-25 percent.” Low winter water demand, significant water […]
Cities and water districts in East County, North County and the South Bay have lined up to oppose the city of San Diego’s ambitious plans to turn sewage into drinkable water. For years, San Diego has aimed to make recycled water drinkable and widespread. The idea used to face opposition from the public, who thought […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Timothy Bradley and Kerry Morrison
The State of California is not living up to its responsibility to protect the health and well-being of the residents of the Coachella and Imperial valleys. Due to a water transfer referred to as the Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA), significant inflows of water currently flowing into the Salton Sea will be diverted, beginning January 2018, to […]
Heading into February, things were looking grim here in the rugged hills north of Santa Barbara. While much of California was emerging from five years of drought, this giant reservoir had dwindled to a weedy channel at just 7% of capacity and was perilously close to being written off as a regional water supply. And then […]
OPINION: There’s No Risk to San Diego From the Oroville Dam Disaster
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe emergency that unfolded recently at Oroville Dam in Northern California poses no immediate or projected impact to water supplies in San Diego County. Voice of San Diego’s story on the crisis, though, states that “we could lose a significant chunk of our water supply, perhaps even 20-25 percent.” Low winter water demand, significant water […]
City Says Sewage Is Hard To Find, Pushes Water Recycling Plan That Has Neighbors Nervous
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardCities and water districts in East County, North County and the South Bay have lined up to oppose the city of San Diego’s ambitious plans to turn sewage into drinkable water. For years, San Diego has aimed to make recycled water drinkable and widespread. The idea used to face opposition from the public, who thought […]
OPINION: Public Should Demand Salton Sea Action At State Level
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Timothy Bradley and Kerry MorrisonThe State of California is not living up to its responsibility to protect the health and well-being of the residents of the Coachella and Imperial valleys. Due to a water transfer referred to as the Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA), significant inflows of water currently flowing into the Salton Sea will be diverted, beginning January 2018, to […]
Yes, California’s Drought Is All But Over, And The Dramatically Revived Cachuma Lake Proves It
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagunHeading into February, things were looking grim here in the rugged hills north of Santa Barbara. While much of California was emerging from five years of drought, this giant reservoir had dwindled to a weedy channel at just 7% of capacity and was perilously close to being written off as a regional water supply. And then […]