/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /CW6 (San Diego)by John Carroll Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Thursday could be a landmark day when it comes to San Diego County’s water supply. The Board of the San Diego County Water Authority is expected to declare the drought over in the county. That would put them at odds with the state. The rainy, and in the upper elevations snowy weather has been a […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /CBS8 Newsby Shannon Handy Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
A series of winter storms brought some much needed rain to San Diego, but after years of drought, what has the wet weather done for local reservoirs? The City of San Diego goes through almost 200 million gallons of water a day, and even though January has been exceptionally wet, only ten-percent of water use […]
A long planned gas-fired power station in Carlsbad that squeaked through approval largely because it was the only source that could be up and running by the end of 2017 will not be complete by that date after all. David Knox, communications director with plant owner NRG Energy, confirmed construction has not begun and the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Mark Muir
Regional water officials in San Diego County announced Tuesday that an innovative pipeline-inspection regime has saved ratepayers more than $200 million to date. During the last two decades, the San Diego County Water Authority has routinely been an early adopter of the latest pipeline-maintenance technology, officials said. Investments in such tools have made it possible to pinpoint small leaks […]
County Water Authority Board Expected To Declare Drought Over
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CW6 (San Diego)by John Carroll Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThursday could be a landmark day when it comes to San Diego County’s water supply. The Board of the San Diego County Water Authority is expected to declare the drought over in the county. That would put them at odds with the state. The rainy, and in the upper elevations snowy weather has been a […]
How Full Are San Diego Reservoirs And What About The Drought?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8 Newsby Shannon Handy Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA series of winter storms brought some much needed rain to San Diego, but after years of drought, what has the wet weather done for local reservoirs? The City of San Diego goes through almost 200 million gallons of water a day, and even though January has been exceptionally wet, only ten-percent of water use […]
Carlsbad Power Plant Won’t Open On Time; Clean Energy Challenges Will Continue
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inewsource.com (San Diego)by Ingrid LobetA long planned gas-fired power station in Carlsbad that squeaked through approval largely because it was the only source that could be up and running by the end of 2017 will not be complete by that date after all. David Knox, communications director with plant owner NRG Energy, confirmed construction has not begun and the […]
Water Officials Say Aggressive Pipeline Inspections Saved Millions Of Dollars
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Mark MuirRegional water officials in San Diego County announced Tuesday that an innovative pipeline-inspection regime has saved ratepayers more than $200 million to date. During the last two decades, the San Diego County Water Authority has routinely been an early adopter of the latest pipeline-maintenance technology, officials said. Investments in such tools have made it possible to pinpoint small leaks […]