Water regulators in California on Wednesday extended what are now largely symbolic conservation measures lingering from the drought after the state has seen one of the wettest winters in years. Regulators decided to retain the measures at least until spring as a precaution against the possible return of dry weather. “I don’t think there’s just […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Valley Roadrunner (Valley Center) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Yesterday our ranch got this water bill from Yuima. The charge last month for the MET/SDCWA FIXED FEE was $297.41. This month it is $3400.82 and Yuima tells me that we will pay that every month. They also said it is a complete pass through to those two entities. Our ranch is struggling and […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby May Tjoa Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Even as California residents debate whether we are free from the drought, local water agencies are looking for ways to increase their water supply. The Otay Water District is working on a project that would involve desalinated water from a new plant being built in Rosarito, Mexico. The district wants to build a 3.5 mile […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority Quoted: Jim Madaffer
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to build two 35-mile underground tunnels to keep water coming south through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta. The San Diego County Water Authority used to pine for such a plan. But now, emboldened by its drought-proofing projects and wary of shocking ratepayers, the agency is aggressively questioned Brown’s delta tunnels. For […]
California Retains Drought Measures
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by NBC San Diego)Water regulators in California on Wednesday extended what are now largely symbolic conservation measures lingering from the drought after the state has seen one of the wettest winters in years. Regulators decided to retain the measures at least until spring as a precaution against the possible return of dry weather. “I don’t think there’s just […]
OPINION: Outrageous Water Charge For Our Agricultural Ranch
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Roadrunner (Valley Center) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityYesterday our ranch got this water bill from Yuima. The charge last month for the MET/SDCWA FIXED FEE was $297.41. This month it is $3400.82 and Yuima tells me that we will pay that every month. They also said it is a complete pass through to those two entities. Our ranch is struggling and […]
Otay Water District’s Ambitious Plan to Bring in Desalinated Water From Mexico
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby May Tjoa Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEven as California residents debate whether we are free from the drought, local water agencies are looking for ways to increase their water supply. The Otay Water District is working on a project that would involve desalinated water from a new plant being built in Rosarito, Mexico. The district wants to build a 3.5 mile […]
How San Diego Went From Booster to Skeptic on the State’s Massive Water Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Jim Madaffer
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to build two 35-mile underground tunnels to keep water coming south through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta. The San Diego County Water Authority used to pine for such a plan. But now, emboldened by its drought-proofing projects and wary of shocking ratepayers, the agency is aggressively questioned Brown’s delta tunnels. For […]